
Unbound vol. XII 2024
above- Seasons by Jennifer Danly - from Unbound vol.X
Winners of Unbound; People's Choice Awards 2024
First place, Kris Manning - "Doe a Deer"
2nd place, Marcia Vogler - "Burds with Words"
3rd place, Judith Taylor, "Gauze"
Curator's Award 2024
Dorsey Hogg - "Get the Story Straight"
Curator's Honorable Mentions:
Debra A. Kraemer - "Wonder", Anne McMillan - "Sea Fever", Carole McNamee - "Making a Mark", Carolyn Shattuck - "Trophied", Judith Taylor - "Gauze", and Wayne Thompson - "Painted Book 2024"
June 21st - July 20th. The opening reception on June 21st from 5:30-7:30pm!
The 12th year of this annual exhibit, Unbound features Artist's Books, as well as artwork of books, about books, and made from books. Viewers will experience the fascinating world of Artists' Books, objects with visual narratives and complex constructions that are one-of a kind artworks. There will also be sculptures made from books, and other works about, or of, books.
We will award 3 "People's Choice" prizes at the closing of the exhibit. Viewers can vote for their top three favorite artworks - one vote per visit, please!
Carolyn Shattuck
Trophied
Lions are endangered as poachers shoot them for parts and trophies
H-13'xW- 5" x D-3.5" closed
$900
Laurel Rogers
Hidden Images
plants eco-prints, vintage music paper, linen thread, walnut ink, Burgra paper, museum board
6.5" x 19" open
$275
Laurel Rogers
Eco-prints Panorama Accordion Book
elephant hide paper, eco-prints, Marbled paper with paste paper layer
8" x 15" open
$275
Laurel Rogers
Books, Words and Literature
Korean paper, card stock tags, literature from around the world, Japanese paper and stamping for slip cover
5.25" x 6" open
$150
Katherine Rawson
Posada People SOLD
catalog cutouts, photocopies, drawing paper
4.5 x 25 Inches (when fully open)
$50
Katherine Rawson
My Neighbors
rice paper, handmade stamps, colored pencil
3 x 24 inches (when fully open)
$50
Katherine Rawson
Vegetating SOLD
catalog pages, handcut stamps, colored pencil
4 x 16 inches (when fully open)
$50
Lynda Knisley
“Writer’s Block”
18 author’s quotes in 18 hand made paper books, signatures on wooden blocks
10"x14"x4"
$275
Lynda Knisley
A Dust Jacket Jacket
translucent dust covers, hand made papers, book parts
10"x13"x2"
$150
Lynda Knisley
Dic-shoe-nary (Worth 1,000 Words)
vintage dictionary pages, scrap leather, shoe laces, one salvaged shoe
6"x8"x9"
$200
Carole McNamee
Archetypal Mandalas: Reflections of a Life Cycle
paper, board, digitized prints of painted mandala images
6"x10.5"x1" closed, 21" diameter open
$350
Carole McNamee
Making a Mark
paper, board, original ink and graphite images
8"x8"x.75" closed, 8"x36"x6" open
$200
Kris Manning
Doe a Deer
A deer form adorned with 1,000 guitar picks, music book pages and embroidered embellishments
28"x12"x21"
$1699
Marcia Vogler
Burds with Words ALL SOLD
This piece is a collection of 'pages' consisting of paper collages with cardboard frames. Each collage is a unique bird with something to say.
each, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2", total hung together ( 12) 48" x 40" approximately
$75 each, $140 for 2
Debra A Kraemer
Day Dreaming - Concertina book structure
silk, papers, ephemera
7.25" x 5.75" x 3/8"
$125
Debra A Kraemer
Bath Time - Tunnel book structure
paper, mirror, wire
5" x 7" x 1", width extends to 3"
$225
Anne McMillan
L'Invitation au Voyage
coptic bound, beeswax, linen thread, collaged book board
3.5" x 2.5" x 2"
$500
Anne McMillan
Sea Fever
multi-needle coptic, watercolor paper, photo's on vellum, driftwood, beach finds
$1000
Barbara Bartlett
Cracking Open my Book
eggshells from local chickens, cardboard, ribbon
4 x 4 x varies
$375
Heather Wishik
Dance, Dance, Dance
music, prints & dress pattern bits
6x20x2.5 accordion folded; 6 x 24 flat, mounted on foam core 16x20 -will have back wire for hanging
NFS
Robert Burchess
Volume III: Another little black sketchbook full of weird drawings of people (viewer discretion advised)
black sketchbook
11" x 8"
price upon request
Diane Kemble
Awake
handmade paste paper, photos from calendars, magazines, and other print media
5"x6"x3"
NFS
Eileen Vaughn
A Poem Experience: A Tribute to William Carlos Williams
old books and book paraphernalia, paper, a BareConductive TouchBoard, tape, glues, spray paint, and a wagon
NFS
Anne Mapplebeck
Orange is the Way to Go
book covers, metal, plastic, rubber, paper
20.75” x 11.75”
$1000
Charlet Davenport
"Cornered in Blue and White" illustration for Longfellow's poem "Lady Wentworth"
hand built -and glazed ceramic
NFS
Unbound vol. XII
June 21 - July 20, 2024
closed - July 4th
open - July 5th/6th, 10-6pm
Opening reception -
June 21 - 5:30-7:30 pm
Closing and awards -
July 20 - 5:30 - 7:30 pm

above - Weaving Through the Discard Pile
by Dorsey Hogg