For the Love of ...
2" x 2.5" x 1". Brass, linen thread. 2008. Private collection.
主要创作较小尺寸的作品,Shanna Leino用骨头、金属和纸张创作引人注目、精致设计的书籍作品。Shanna在她的作品中参考传统的书籍装订方式,将灵巧、具有创意的传统工艺从过去带到了现在。缝合这种方式在她的作品结构中是不可缺少的。她经常用五颜六色的丝线来构成错综复杂的缝合。
Shanna的书籍作品创作是一个漫长过程,这体现了她对传统手工艺和材料深深的尊重。刨削木头、雕刻骨头、修削皮革是她每个作品都带有与众不同的手工制作感觉而特有的制作过程。Shanna生活在密歇根州的harrisville,在那她生产了一系列提供给书籍装帧师和手工艺人的工具,同时也在美国开了一系列工作坊。
Carved Knot Book
1.5" x 1" x 1". Hand-carved elk bone, handmade flax paper, serviceberry wood pegs, linen thread. 2008. Private collection.
On the Hill
2"x 3" x 2.5". Brass, University of Iowa Center for the Book flax case Paper, letterpress, linen thread. 1999. Collection of the artist.
Dear Ben Brown Eyes 2.5" x 1.75" x 1.5". Elk bone, handmade flax paper, sinew, parchment, linen thread, graphite. 2005. Private collection.
Looong Snakey (Detail) 2" x 14" x 3". Leather, cotton paper, linen and silk thread. 2007. Private collection.
小是我最喜欢的尺寸。我的书籍大都是一小块。我喜欢能够拿起一本放在我牛仔裤的口袋里。
Baleen I,II,III Under 2". Parchment, brass, handmade paper, linen thread. 2013.
Baleen I, II, III (Detail) Under 2". Parchment, brass, handmade paper, linen thread. 2013.
Splits 2 parts, each measures 2" x 3" x 1". Brass, linen thread. 2008. Yale University Art Gallery.
Layover
1.5" x 1" x 1". Ebony, mono-printed linen, linen thread. 2006. University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, WA.
Carved Triptych
2.25" x 1.25" x .5". Hand-carved ivory (which I do NOT endorse, it was a scrap handed down to me from my Gramps), linen thread, suede. 2002.
2.5" x 3". Etched brass, linen thread. 1999. Private collection.
Carved Elk Bone Book
1.25" x 1.75" x 1". Hand carved elk bone covers, handmade flax paper, linen thread, serviceberry pegs. 2008. Private collection.
Storm in Kentucky
3.5" x 2". Brass, handmade flax paper, letterpress printed, linen thread. 1998. Collection of the artist.
Storm in Kentucky (Detail)
3.5" x 2". Brass, handmade flax paper, letterpress printed, linen thread. 1998. Collection of the artist.
A Group of 3 Small Books
Various sizes, all under 3". Hand-carved elk bone, white oak boards, handmade paper, alum taw, parchment, brass, mica, linen thread. 2001.
Small Carved Elk Bone Book 1" x .75" x .75". Handmade paper, elk bone, linen thread. 2009. University of the South, Sewanee, TN.
Fruit Seed Reliquary 4.25" x 3" x 2.75". Wood, handmade cotton paper, cotton thread, mica, steel pins, apple, orange and clementine seeds. 2006. The King St. Stephan Museum, Szekesfehervar, Hungary.
Appliquéd Coptic Binding Model
5.5" x 4" x 1.25". Laminated paper, handmade cotton paper, goatskin, parchment, elk bone, linen and silk thread, brass. 2000.
Armenian, Greek & Coptic Binding Models
Various sizes. 2001. University of Iowa Special Collections, Iowa City, IA.
17th-Century Armenian Binding Model
Wood, calf skin, handmade flax paper, linen and silk thread, linen cloth, leather, brass. Tooled with hand-cut brass finishing tools. 2001. University of Iowa Special Collections, Iowa City, IA.
14th-Century Greek Binding Model Wood boards, goatskin, linen thread, cotton text block, brass. Tooled with hand-cut finishing tools. 2001. University of Iowa Special Collections, Iowa City, IA.
Late Coptic Binding Model
Laminated papyrus, goatskin, linen thread, parchment, elk bone, brass. 2001. University of Iowa Special Collections, Iowa City, IA.
Time Spent Waiting III
5" x 4" x 1". Wood, milk paint, graphite, monoprinted silk cloth, linen thread. 2007. Private collection.
Time Spent Waiting III (Detail)
5" x 4" x 1". Wood, milk paint, graphite, monoprinted silk cloth, linen thread. 2007. Private collection.
作者 | 翻译Kangsir
由伦敦艺术大学camberwell艺术学院书籍艺术专业毕业生创建的分享交流Book Arts与视觉艺术的平台。主要关注书籍在艺术实践中所处的地位,不断地探索书籍的概念,包括书籍的形式和功能,以及从它的历史背景和现实实践的分析。