View a gallery of one-of-a-kind artist books that are focused on unique materials and structure and made in a series. Many of these books are not for sale but represent a body of work from my creative explorations. 

Miniture specimen Book

Metamorphosis Specimen Book & Box Series

This series of 20 varied edition books contain the same framework of a letterpress printed booklet about the history of cabinet of curiosities and a exotic wood frame for the collage specimen to live in. The collage and butterfly/moths are different with each piece.

Specimen Series: Callithea leprieuri

Year Created:2013 | Dimensions: 6.5” x w 4.25” x t 2.5” closed
Materials Used: wild silkworm chrysislas, seed, flower pod, found almanac piece, silk bookcloth, found historical documents, butterfly specimen, porcupine needle, seed pods and stems, hand-made papers (hyacinth, bird of paradise, overbeaten abaca)

Specimen Series: Parthenos sylvia

Year Created:2013 | Dimensions: 6.5” x w 4.25” x t 2.5” closed
Materials Used: glass bottles, seed, flower pod, found almanac piece, silk bookcloth, found historical documents, butterfly specimen, porcupine needle, seed pods and stems, hand-made papers (hyacinth, bird of paradise, overbeaten abaca)

Specimen Series: Hamadryas amphinome

Year Created:2013 | Dimensions: 6.5” x w 4.25” x t 2.5” closed
Materials Used: glass bottles, seed, flower pod, found almanac piece, silk bookcloth, found historical documents, butterfly specimen, porcupine needle, seed pods and stems, hand-made papers (hyacinth, bird of paradise, overbeaten abaca)

Cyrestis_strigata altered book

Specimen Series:

Year Created:2013 | Dimensions: 6.5” x w 4.25” x t 2.5” closed
Materials Used: glass bottles, seed, flower pod, found almanac piece, silk bookcloth, found historical documents, butterfly specimen, porcupine needle, seed pods and stems, hand-made papers (hyacinth, bird of paradise, overbeaten abaca)

Specimen Series: Papilio claucus

Year Created:2013 | Dimensions: 6.5” x w 4.25” x t 2.5” closed
Materials Used: glass bottles, seed, flower pod, found almanac piece, silk bookcloth, found historical documents, butterfly specimen, porcupine needle, seed pods and stems, hand-made papers

butterfly collage book

Specimen Series: Mother Of Pearl Butterfly

Year Created:2013 | Dimensions: 6.5” x w 4.25” x t 2.5” closed
Materials Used: glass bottles, seed, flower pod, found almanac piece, silk bookcloth, found historical documents, butterfly specimen, porcupine needle, seed pods and stems, hand-made papers (hyacinth, bird of paradise, overbeaten abaca)

Specimen Series: Panacea f Butterfly

Year Created:2013 | Dimensions: 6.5” x w 4.25” x t 2.5” closed
Materials Used: glass bottles, seed, flower pod, found almanac piece, silk bookcloth, found historical documents, butterfly specimen, porcupine needle, seed pods and stems, hand-made papers

Specimen Series:

Year Created:2013 | Dimensions: 6.5” x w 4.25” x t 2.5” closed
Materials Used: wild silkworm chrysislas, seed, flower pod, found almanac piece, silk bookcloth, found historical documents, butterfly specimen, porcupine needle, seed pods and stems, hand-made papers

Specimen Series: Citherona splendens

Year Created:2010 | Dimensions: 6.5” x w 4.25” x t 2.5” closed
Materials Used: (incomplete listing, in progress) Australian brush seed pod, found almanac piece, silk bookcloth, found historical documents, butterfly specimen, handmade local fiber papers