Plant dreams

Inspired by the artist’s involvement with growing and harvesting flax, Plant Dreams is a meditation on the cycles of growth, decay, and regeneration. The artist’s book evolved from her installation titled Plant/Harvest, at WSW during the fall of 1998. Squares of flax paper were embedded with seeds and drawn on with walnut ink as they sprouted. The squares dried during the exhibition and were used as a cover for the books. The images inside evoke the energy of growth and are sequentially arranged based on the stages of plant development.

Out of print.

Images

Holdings

Yale University, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Delaware, Virginia Commonwealth University, Vassar College Library, Bucknell University Bertrand Library, Indiana University, University of Michigan, Library of Congress, University of Kentucky, University of Iowa, Syracuse University, Scripps College Campus, Cerritos Public Library

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Metadata

Title:

Plant dreams

Date of publication:

1999

Place of publication:

Rosendale, NY

Publisher:

Women's Studio Workshop

Dimensions:

25 cm. x 23.5 cm. x 4 cm.

Number in edition:

32

Paging:

[24] p.

Paper:

Handmade linen and flax paper

Printing method:

Silkscreen, monotype, drypoint

Binding:

Saddle stitch pamphlet

Structure:

Codex

Funding source:

Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Women's Studio Workshop

Signature:

Signed by the artist

Printer:

Ann Marie Kennedy

Binder:

Ann Marie Kennedy

Other notes:

Issued in walnut box with sliding glass front panel tied with string closure; flax seed packet attached to niche in bottom of box