walking bird press — To stretch the Night: Eleven Love Poems by Women
(walking bird press) To stretch the Night: Eleven Love Poems by Women. A series of eighteen unique monotypes by Elena Popova. Printed and bound by Tara Bryan. A unique cover bronze bas-relief by Luben Boykov. Newfoundland. Canada. 1999-2001. n.p. 11.5″ x 10″. Images are unique monoprints printed on Fabriano Artistico paper. The sheets are glued together. Endpapers of indigo-washed kozo backed with another paper to make it thicker and easier to glue. The boards are black walnut coated with black lacquer; black calf spine. Each binding has a unique bas-relief of bronze which is bolted to the cover. The bas-reliefs are created from grass and wax and then bronzed with its gold and green patina. An edition of 18 unique variant copies, with only 15 for sale. Signed by all three collaborators. Fine.
A list of the eleven poets, spanning many centuries and countries, is given at the end of the book. They include Louise Labé, Hwang Chin-I, Anna Akhmatova, Lady Suo, Christina Rosetti, Edith Sodergran, Sulpicia, Emily Dickinson, Sappho and Amy Lowell.
Popova and Boykov are Bulgarians who moved to Canada in 1990 and have lived in Newfoundland from that time. Their works have been shown nationally and internationally, with examples in public and private collections in North America and Europe.
Tara Bryan was born in Texas and has a MFA degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has lived in Newfoundland since 1992. Printing and making books both on her own and with collaborators, her work is in public and private collections in North American, Europe and South Africa.
Highly recommended!
Related items: Artists' Books, Catalogue 36 - Summer 2008, Catalogue 40- Spring-Summer 2011, Original Prints, Photographs & Portfolios, Poetry, Elena Popova, Emily Dickinson, Luben Boykov, Sappho, Tara Bryan, walking bird press