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Glaister, Donald.

Angelique and the Pearl Necklace: An Homage to Sail [Design Binding].

Vashon Island, WA: Foolsgold Studio, 2007. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Angelique combines a two-part poem with studies of the materials used to make sail boats, and explorations of the spirit of sailing and the rhythm of the sea." [artist statement]
"The artist tells us that this new book is inspired by hand-made wooden sailboats, citing their custom craftsmanship, exotic materials and a balance of wild adventure and the need to survive it all. The result, he adds, is a happy combination of these elements resulting in a beautiful contradiction: a craft that is serenely graceful yet brutally sound. His book is an homage to the material and spiritual grace of these boats and to sailing.
The text is a two-part poem with studies of the materials used to make sail boats, the spirit of sailing, and the rhythm of the sea. Most of the book's painted, stiffened fabric pages have original collages of painted cloth, wood veneer, brass, cork, linen thread and acrylic paint - all materials used in boat building. The poem is printed letterpress by Jessica Spring at Springtide Press in Scala Sans typeface.
The result is an intriguingly beautiful book with images at once reminiscent of ancient Greek or Roman triremes or Viking Drakkar (Dragon) war ships, but at the same time completely contemporary or rather anticipating future designs. The perfections of Mr. Glaister's book construction, not to mention the overwhelming beauty of each page on which a variety of materials are organized and manipulated to make an astonishingly original work of art, directly correspond to the beauty and exacting skill necessary to build a wood sail boat. By deconstructing the idea a "boat" - as well as the very notion of navigating on water - Mr. Glaister has constructed a perfect book." [P. Juvelis catalogue, 2007]. Fine in Fine Drop-Spine Archival Box. Tight, bright, and unmarred; dropspine box tight and clean. Quarterbound leather made of Nigerian goatskin with wood veneers and painted cloth over sculpted boards; most of the book’s painted, stiffened fabric pages have original collages of painted cloth, wood veneer, brass, cork, linen thread and acrylic paint - all materials used in boat building. 4to. np [40pp]. Numbered limited edition of 60, 50 of which are for sale. Signed by the artist. Housed in archival box made at Book Lab II. Item #11394

Price: $5,750.00