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TITLE Rustmatter 4 (Limited Edition Artist Book)
MED.Mixed Media
SIZE 15 x 10cm.
You will receive 1 unique, one of a kind, handmade, artist book from Australian contemporary artist Jenny Davis.
ABOUT Connections and contrasts of imperfections, found in the urban environment, highlighting, insignificant marks, weathered surfaces and cast - offs. I am influenced by abandoned and derelict spaces, vacant industrial sites, structures, old walls & grafitti.Artist Book Rustmatter. Series of 9 books.
Each book consists of:
1 Vintage cigar tin lined with eco- dyed crochet scrap in Shibori-
dyed indigo blue, or rust.
1 Handmade concertina artist book, collaged with rust - dyed papers
and slow stitched with Japanese Shibori threads.
A vintage button with an 1800's, rusted suspender buckle, winds
around the book to close. Some buckles have “Paris” engraved.
1 Scrap piece of rust - dyed canvas cloth, frayed, embellished with
slow stitching.
1 Handmade collage created from aged, rust paper, antique suspender
buckle and slow stitching.
2 photographs in an acrylic pouch, taken beneath the City of Paris,
France.
1 rusted fence loop found in the outback Australia.
(Each little artist book is original, handmade and differs from the
other. They are all created from the same materials though, making
each one, a collectable piece of art)
