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Red Ammonite.
by Essig, Daniel, Graeme Priddle and Melissa Engler
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- hardcover
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Asheville, North Carolina:: Daniel Essig,, 2016.. One-of-a-kind. Miniature: 2.4 x 2.8 x 1.5"; 13 sections of black paper leaves. Carved and painted maple, handmade paper, ammonite fossil. Exposed Coptic binding with leather strap and pin closure. Dated. Signed by the artists. A collaborative work by Daniel Essig, Graeme Priddle and Melissa Engler. Graeme Priddle is a wood artist originally based in New Zealand. He has collaborated with Essig on other work. Melissa Engler is an artist based in Asheville, North Carolina. She has worked on previous collaborations with book binder and artist Daniel Essig. Priddle and Engler (husband and wife) co-teach at Penland. The boards of maple wood bear an ammonite pattern. The front board has a window housing an ammonite fossil. The swirling of the pattern on the boards reflects the swirl of the ammonite within the window.
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- Bookseller
- Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 22192
- Title
- Red Ammonite.
- Author
- Essig, Daniel, Graeme Priddle and Melissa Engler
- Book condition
- Used
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- One-of-a-kind
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Daniel Essig,
- Place of Publication
- Asheville, North Carolina:
- Date published
- 2016.
- Keywords
- Artists' Books Artists' Books New Zealand artist North carolina artist Bookbinding Found objects Miniature book
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About Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, LLC
Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, LLC, represents contemporary fine presses and books artists. While they do have a website (www.vampandtramp.com) and do exhibit regularly at selected book fairs, their forte is taking the actual work to potential customers. They drive around the US from mid-January until Thanksgiving, taking the works they represent to institutional and private customers. Their mini-van becomes a traveling gallery, a movable feast of Book Arts. Vamp & Tramp offers educational talks and workshops to groups of all kinds, spreading the word about the wonders of contemporary fine press and artists' books.
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