Unique artist's book consisting of an altered book. Originally, copy of The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: translated out of the original Greek and with the former translations diligently compared and revised (New York : American Bible Society, 47th edition, 1866). "A note about making this piece. The thread, being stronger than the brittle paper, often cut into the paper while I was stitching with it. This created a dynamic situation in which I was applying the thread to a valuable material. I think this vulnerability is still present in the piece. The size alone is delicate. It can be cupped in the hands and, even when open, feel like the act of praying with open palms. The stitched text was selected for very personal reasons. Each fragment or piece offers spiritual respite from the challenges of everyday life."--Information provided by the artist. "This book belonged to my maternal grandparents - George and Roxanna Brakeley from Darien and new Canaan, CT - and was given to me by mother about five years ago. It was printed in 1866. It was not an object that I grew up with and my grandmother did not leave documentation with it. Without knowing how and why it was important to them or could be to me, I decided to 'rewrite' it with thread to infuse it with meaning and value to me. I think of this as the opposite process of redacting a text. I am adding words to words. The original text is very challenging to read, not only because I have stitched into it but because it's so dense and small. The tightness of the original text makes it necessary for us to strain to read it. It's a struggle. Stitching can also be hard to read. The combination of two forms of words is meant to create an overall visual experience that can be read in an abstract way but also, with effort, read word by work."--Information provided by the artist.
Repository
University of Puget Sound Collins Library, Archives & Special Collections
Colors; Illustrations; Text (layout feature); Visual
Language
English
Photographer
Kendyl Chasco, Collins Memorial Library
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