Star book
Contributors: Editions (Firm)
Publisher: Editions
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Mount Vernon, N.Y
Language: eng
Subjects: Stars; Toy and movable books; Specimens; Miniature books; Pop-up books; Stars in art; Friendship
Description: Artist's book in celebration of a stellar friendship, constructed in the form of a "star book", composed of eight unfolding petal pages, decorated with sticker, sequin, charm, button, fabric, inkstamp, and foam stars. A single line of text, printed word-by-word or phrase by phrase in blue ink on small white cloud-shaped labels affixed to the pages, unfolds as the pages are turned. When the covers are placed front to back, the book opens into the shape of an 8-pointed star. Bound in blue boards, decorated on upper cover with a gold shooting star charm and cloud label with title "Star Book"; in matching blue board clamshell box, decorated with an 8-pointed gold star and cloud label.
Notes: Miniature artist's book on gray paper, with text and collage in a pop-up format; bound in gray boards with title label and gold falling star mounted on front; issued in a gray clamshell box with a title label and gold star.

"Gocco printed on Environment Parchment with stickers, sequins, brass charms, buttons, brads, glow-in-the-dark stick-ons, lenticular panels, foamy shapes, puffed fabric, and stamped images added. Conceived 1992, re-thought and printed, 1999.  Completed in Mount Vernon, New York, 2005"--Colophon.

"Unfolding petal pages create a celestial pathway for a text describing a stellar friendship"--Artist's description.

Edition of 32 copies.