Cover title. "A collection of layered prayers and poems." Medium: Acrylics and black sumi ink, on Hollytex polyester (a transculscent material). Artist's book, unique, on plain and painted Hollytex polyester, in acrylics and black sumi, signed and dated by the artist, Jan Owen, on the front wrapper. Includes text and quotes by various writers and poets: Robert Louis Stevenson, Meister Eckhart, e.e. cummings, Stuart Kestenbaum, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Rainer Maria Rilke, Pablo Neruda, Iris Murdoch, George Herbert, Walt Whitman, William Blake, Pierre Pradervand, Emily Dickinson. Psalms. Each page completely covered in hand-lettered text, except center page spread, on a hand-lettered smaller sheet. Accompanying booklet is a printed version of the calligraphic text. IaU
Summary:
"While palimpsest usually refers to a piece of vellum that has had the original writing on it scraped off to be re-used, a secondary definition of palimpsest is "something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface." Ms. Owen's dense lettering in a variety of calligraphic styles and sizes, with several repetitions of text certainly fits. ... The reader / viewer is left with the impression that prayers - no matter who wrote them - have a commonality, and that is giving thanks." --Vendor's description.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1252780526
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.