| Title | Toshikoshi Soba |
| Artist / Creator | Laurel Rogers |
| Artist's Nationality | United States |
| Place of Publication | Northampton MA |
| Publication Date | 2025 |
| Number of Images | 7 |
| Structure / Binding | Folded accordion book |
| Medium / Materials | Yuzen paper, eco-prints with Rives paper, collage materials, stamp, calligraphy pen, text paper |
| Paper Stock | Bright blue paper |
| Number of Pages | 8 sides to accordion |
| Dimensions (WxHxD) | 2 x 5 x 0.5 inches. Opens to 13 inches. |
| Edition Size | Unique artist book |
| Box / Wrapper | Japanese paper sleeve |
| Signed & Numbered | Signed by the Artist (Unique) |
Toshikoshi Soba by Laurel Rogers
$250.00
I was fascinated with the Japanese ritual of eating soba noodles for the New Year. This celebrates and transitions the old year into the new, long and healthy life (long thin noodles), and stability and prosperity(from the strong buckwheat plant). The noodles are easy to cut which symbolizes severing any misfortunes from the year before. My drawn line is literally a long noodle or illustrates flowing forward into the New Year ahead. I picked my eco-print papers for the cards because I loved the colors and the idea of taking care of our plants and botanicals in the year ahead.
Artist Bio
After many years as a professional cellist Laurel added a new passion-that of a Book Artist. As a book artist for the past 15 years, her books range from traditional hand-sewn books to unique works of art. Laurel’s art education started with years of paper making and followed by courses at The Bennet School, Mass Art, MFA, Brookline Art Center, and online courses. She has shown at galleries nationally and participates in artisan fairs on the east coast. Her aims are to explore the boundary of book space and use her musical background as inspiration in art projects.