Unbound vol.XI 2023
above - Papyrus Fruits and Veggies by Laurel Rogers
from Unbound vol.X
Winners of Unbound; People's Choice Awards 2023
First place, by a landslide - Ania Gilmore - "Leaving Behind" total points 117
2nd place, with lots of close contenders, Lynn Graznak - "The Final Word" 52 points
3rd place, in a squeaker, Lynda Knisley, "Never Enough" - 50 points
Honorable Mention to Barbara Abraham, "Season's Circles" - 49 points. She gets complimentary entry to next year's Unbound.
Our 11th annual exhibit of "everything a Book can be", Unbound features Artists' Books, and 2-D and 3-D artwork made of, from and about books. This fascinating exhibit will be sure to inspire and amaze!
Visitors will be able to vote for their top three favorite pieces, and People's Choice cash awards will be presented to the first, second, and third place artists.
Debra A. Kraemer
Within My Garden Go
People's Choice
2nd.prize winner,
Unbound vol.X, 2022
Debra A Kraemer
LANGUAGE OF DISTRACTION ~ (Scroll structure)
fabric, paint, thread, wire
3 1/4" H x 65" W X 3 3/4" D
$600
Debra A Kraemer
INSECTUM ~ (Shadow Box structure)
coverstock, matboard, images
2 1/2" H x 3" W x 1" D
$275
Debra A Kraemer
Within My Garden Go SOLD
color reproductions 16 pt paper
12 1/8" x 5 1/2" x 1/4"
$350
Carole McNamee
Cradled in Darkness: A Mandala Response to April 16, 2007
scroll, paper, wood
11"x13"x3"
$275
Carole McNamee
Tell Me SOLD
accordion binding, prints on vellum
7" x 24" x 5" when open
$150
Carole McNamee
Abibliophobia SOLD
flag book, paper
8"x15"x3" when open
$125
Barbara Abraham
Seasons Circle SOLD
collage, mixed media
6"x8", expands to ~4'
$150
Ed Hutchins
Star Gazer
digitally printed on 14pt. coated cardstock
5"x3.75"
$465
Ed Hutchins
Cacophony
laser-printed on 12pt. accent opaque white cover smooth
10"x8", can be extended to 15"
$285
Katherine Rawson
Bird People SOLD
Sears catalog, bird guide, paste paper
5" x 30" (when fully opened) (can be displayed at 20" or so)
$50
Katherine Rawson
Garden SOLD
Paste paper
5" x 30" (when fully opened, can be displayed at 20" or so)
$50
Katherine Rawson
The Leaf
book, leaves, stamps
7 1/4" x 5" x 1/2"
$50
Amy Schachter
Body Language
acrylic paint and graphite on wood panels
7 1/2" X 27"
$675
Amy Schachter
And so the Story Goes
acrylic paint and graphite on wood panels
7 1/2" X 27"
$350
Amy Schachter
Never Too Far From Home
acrylic paint and graphite on wood panels set in a fixed acordion position
6"x17"x6"
$325
Robert Burchess
Another black sketchbook full of weird drawings of people
ink, chalk, pastel, watercolor, graphite
12" x 9 1/4" x 1/2"
NFS
Paula Krieg
Double-Stuffed
paper, cord, ink, glue
3.75" x 3.5" x 3.5"
$225
Eileen Vaughn
Rectangles
recycled book parts
15" X 19 1/2"
$200
Thomas McGraw
“What’d you say…?”
mixed Media - colored ink, pen, and enamel model paint on a funeral card….
5.55”x7.5”-matted and framed
$150
Thomas McGraw
“Taken: a way….”
mixed media: colored ink, pen, pencil, watercolor, packing tape on Strathmore paper
12.5”x12.25” matted and framed
$350
Thomas McGraw
"They"
mixed media: colored ink, marker, watercolor, pencil on Strathmore papar
14”X13.5”-matted and framed
$425
Dorsey Hogg
Weaving Through the Discard Pile #2
discarded library books
40x20"
$850
Dorsey Hogg
How to Tell a Story
Discarded Reader's Digest Condensed Novel
7"x5"x2"
$550
Anne McMillan
Words and Music
Dos a Dos binding & clamshell box, stained fabric repurposed pages
5.5" x 4.5" x 2"
$750
Anne McMillan
Chronicle
dyed, eco printed, found pages, coptic bound
6.25" x 4.5" x 1.5"
$500
Anne McMillan
Niche
found wood box, coptic bound books
12" x 5.5" x 4"
$1200
Marcia Vogler
Placomusophilia
cork, watercolor paper, printed and hand painted collage papers, hand lettering. Sewn accordion binding with metallic thread. Champagne caps.
6x6x 1.5"
$550
Marcia Vogler
Class of 1915
vintage high school photos, vintage music paper, elephant hide paper, book board, Italian marbled paper. Hand sewn with linen thread. Vintage ribbon.
boxed 19"x 8" x1.75". Assembled- 19"x 19" x 15"
$850
Marcia Vogler
Full of Birds
inkjet printed on cotton printmaking paper, elephant hide paper covered boards, acetate flags. Original drawings and poem.
closed 6 ½ x 5 x ½”, extends open to 23”,
$400
Laurel Rogers
Tea Bags Accordion Book
wet cyanotype tea bag images
3" H, 3" closed or 10" open W, 1" closed or 4" open D
$165
Laurel Rogers
Quilt Squares Double Accordion Book
squares marked, sewn and waxed. Marbled paper for covers
5" H, 10.5" closed and 18" open W, .5" closed and 10" open D
$145
Laurel Rogers
Shapes
Painted papers, pastels and colored pencils
6" H, 6" closed and 10" open W, .25 D
$130
Lynn Graznak
The Final Word
assemblage sculpture
18x18x20"
$550
Lynn Graznak
74th Birthday Tale
assemblage sculpture
18x18x20"
$550
Lynn Graznak
The True Story Of How I May Or May Not Have Run Away With the Gypsies
assemblage sculpture
20x12x12"
NFS
Ruth Sauer
Ruth's Unfolding Quilt Book
laser-print copy of original collaged block panels
8.5"x5.5", can extend up to 7 feet
NFS
Ania Gilmore
Leaving Behind
Tapestry. Warp: Cotton Weft: Family letters in Polish language, circa 1980-1990, including time of Martial Law in Poland (13 December 1981 - 22 July 1983), wool, bamboo
78 x 56 in. (Open 24 – 211 in.)
NFS
Ania Gilmore
Mental gymnastics
40lbs cover paper, digital text
11 x 11 x 0.75 in. [approx. 0.75 x 211 in.]
$900
Ania Gilmore
Vademecum 2021
Springhill 60lb text paper, bookbinding aluminum screw post, digital text, frosted plastic cover, Magnifier, SD Card
3.5 x 5 in.
$1111.11
Jen Danly
"Seasons"
accordion book: mixed media collage
6" x 36" when displayed standing as shown (actual W is 48" when flat)
NFS
Jen Danly
"Wild Journey"
accordion book: mixed media collage
6" x 24" when displayed standing as shown (actual W is 30")
NFS
Heather Stearns
Practical Electricity
book covers
13" x 9"
$150
Lynda Knisley
Never Enough SOLD
match boxes, handmade papers, collage papers
10 1/2 X 51/2 X 1
$175
Lynda Knisley
The Writing On The Wall SOLD
discarded book parts, wood, found texts
17 X 11
$200
Lynda Knisley
“Dancing in my silks, money tossed itself away. Pretty, this paper dress.” Sono-Jo SOLD
handmade papers, book parts
10 X 7 X 6
$250
Ann Joppe-Mercure
A SENSE of PLACE
ceramics, canvas, collage, ink, paint
6.5"x4,25"
$600
Ann Joppe-Mercure
I Worry
watercolor paper, eco dye, collage, ink, paint
12"x10"x 5.5" when opened
$400
Barbara Bartlett
Ranging Free
cotton dyed with milk and tea, embroidery threads
9" x 6" x 1"
$350
Barbara Bartlett
Ranging Free
Australian egg cartons, egg shells
11" x 4" x 3"
$375
Kyle Hartin
Queer Utopia Vol. II
soot, mix-media dye, ink
$350
Pete K. Landis
CYBORG 024
magazine pages, objects, cutting mat
30"x24"x 1.5" (frame)
$1650
Charlet Davenport
Echained Books
marble, chains and glazed clay books
10"x24"x5"
$520
Charlet Davenport
TOTEM FOR SHIRLEY JACKSON
glazed terra cotta pots and ceramic hand made glazed ceramics elements
6"x24"x24"
$750
Kathleen Dolan
'Summer Reading' SOLD
acrylic on canvas
18"x22"
$300
Alan Shulman
May Ukraine Have Peace
acrylic on canvas
21"x25"
$400
Alan Shulman
Israel and Rachel (Zinkover Memorial Book 1966)
acrylic on canvas
29"x29"
$600
Alan Shulman
Joseph Wasserman (Yoysef Vaserman)
acrylic on canvas
29"x24"
$500
Helen Curtis
Hand bound book, piano hinge binding
paper, wooden skewer
4.5" x 5.5" x 1.5"
$150
Helen Curtis
Butterfly book
paper
9" x 6" x 12"
$150
Marilyn Gillis
Dialogue
cotton fabric, paper
9" x 6" x 3/4"
NFS
Deborah Sacks
Up Late Reading SOLD
mixed media print
11"x14"
$120
Deborah Sacks
Lilac Dreams
mixed media print
10"x13"
$70
Deborah Sacks
Classical/Neoclassical
mixed media print
12 x 16
$80
Michael Sacks
Sketchbook at the Met 1
photograph
12.5" x 12.5"
$80
Michael Sacks
Sketchbook at the Met 2
photographic montage
12.5" x 12.5"
$80
Wayne Thompson
OUCH
book, wire, and C-clamp
12"x10"x6"
$265
Lynn Ocone
AT A LOSS
recycled envelopes, cotton thread
3.5"x3.5"x5"
$1,500 (Artist proceeds from the sale of this book go to the Natural Resources Defense Council.)
Richard Cofransesco
Persecution
found objects
POR
Anita Gangi Balkun
Zhen Xian Bao Scroll
Burlap, paper, thread, faux leather
3.5" x 5.25" x 2.75" (closed), 3.5" x 49.5" (unrolled)
$600
Anita Gangi Balkun
Sol Cervaza
paper, wax, wood, paint, found metal, photo transfers
3.75" x 3.75" x 1.5"
$500
Rebecca Boardman
Art Supplies
$200
Rebecca Boardman
Weathered
wood, paper, prints
$350
Rebecca Boardman
Bygone Opportunities
digitally manipulated photographs from antique glass negatives
$450
Carolyn Shattuck
Let Go2
wool, crochet hook , gel pen, black paper
9"x9"x2" closed
$1200
Carolyn Shattuck
Wings
Red River paper, transparent film, Lama Li paper, ribbon Acknowledging the endangerment of the Monarch butterfly Red River paper, transparent film, Lama Li paper, ribbon Poem The Butterfly's Day — Emily Dickinson
7.5"x6"x1.5" carousel with a case
$400
Unbound vol.XI
an exhibit showcasing the unlimited variety of contemporary Book Art
June 22 - July 15, 2023
Opening Reception -
June 22 - 5:30-7:30
CANCELLED
Closing Potluck Celebration and Awards -
July 15 - 5:00 - 7:00