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Folium
The College Book Art Association is excited to present Folium, CBAA’s first print portfolio/exchange to benefit the CBAA academic journal, Openings:
Studies in Book Art. This peer-reviewed journal aims to energize artistic practice, stimulate study in the field of book art, and encourage profound and multifaceted thinking in this dynamic arena. By providing open online access to Openings, CBAA seeks to support diverse conversations and an
ongoing examination of the continually shifting role of the book in contemporary culture.
Inspired by the potential for Openings to grow as a platform for critical and theoretical investigation, the theme for this portfolio is folium (plural foliums
or folia). Folium, in Latin, means leaf: a leaf of a book or a tree. The mathematical folium of Descartes is a curve consisting of two infinite branches sharing a common asymptote; the curve has a double point and a leaf-shaped loop. In anatomy, a folium is a wrinkle on the surface of the brain. In geology, a
folium is a thin, leaflike layer or stratum occurring especially in metamorphic rock. Together these definitions suggest growth and layers, and they lead
to a visually rich collection of prints: prints with references to math, leaves, folded paper, and suggestions of the infinite.
The imaginative variety of prints and folios in the Folium collection range from classic letterpress printed broadsides with text to purely visual
interpretations of the theme to contemporary pieces utilizing tactile materials and inventive techniques. The imagery includes leaves and algebraic
curves, as well as references to book pages and the brain. The participating artists are professionals in the field of book arts: printers, binders, educators,
and fine artists. In the spirit of our journal, Openings, this portfolio is our offering to the future of book arts.
Participating Artists:
Megan Adie Tia Blassingame Mare Blocker & Jessica Spring Denise Bookwalter Macy Chadwick Julie Chen Bridget Elmer Lucy Holtsnider Andrea Kohashi | Sara Langworthy Susan Lowdermilk Amy Lund Kimberly Maher Emily Martin Kerry McAleer-Keeler Allison Leialoha Milham Kathleen O’Connell | Candida Pagan Radha Pandey Camden M. Richards Jaime Lynn Shafer Barbara Tetenbaum Emily Tipps Sara White Karen Zimmermann |
Edition
Folium was published in an edition of 50, with 25 copies for distribution to the participants, 24 numbered copies offered for sale,
and one copy for the CBAA archives.
Dimensions
Printed pieces: 9” x 12”
Enclosure: 10“ x 13” x 5/8”
Media
This collection consists of flat prints, broadsides, and folios on a variety of papers using any print medium
or combination of media, including letterpress, offset, digital printing, and/or other printmaking techniques.
The complete set is housed in a custom enclosure.
$975.00
Please visit the Vamp and Tramp website if you would like to purchase a copy:
http://www.vampandtramp.com/finepress/c/CBAA-USA.html#folium
For a downloadable brochure please click here: Folium
Email communications@collegebookart.org with further inquiries.
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