Al Mutanabbi Street 2012
Mary McCarthy and Shirley Veenema, USA
| Mary McCarthy and Shirley
Veenema, Boston, USA, 2012 This leporello book is a circular narrative of destruction and rebirth, entered by either cover. Panoramas of place and events capture the irrepressible nature of words, thoughts, and ideas. To produce our images we each used research to arrive at a single image, to which the other responded visually. Original paper collage images were scanned, reordered, and printed in folios. Folios were glued to produce a double-sided accordion of 14 pages. The final book is printed in an edition of 10 and 5 lettered artist proofs. Dimensions: 5" x 7" x 1" opens to 68" with two small books 2" x 2.5" Medium: ink jet prints on Rising Stonehenge 245gsm, covers of handmade paper and sand on board, small accordion book printed on Ingres paper. Mary McCarthy has been making limited edition artist books since attending a bookmaking class with Keith Smith at the Visual Studies Workshops in 1982. Her books are in collections throughout the country, including The Library of Congress, Getty Research Institute, Houghton Library and the Tate in London. Presently she is on the faculty of Suffolk University/ NESAD teaching Artists Books in the Graphic Design Department. www.marymccarthybooks.com mcman@rcn.com Shirley Veenema works in mixed media drawing and media. Originally a printmaker, her current work retains the layered storytelling of that medium. Her books are in collections throughout the country, including Yale University Beinecke Library, the Lilly Library, and Wesleyan University. For the past several years she has collaborated with Mary McCarthy on artist books. Presently she teaches art at Phillips Academy. sveenema@verizon.net |