Item Details

Moore, Suzanne.

A. Musings [Artist Book].

Vashon Island, WA: 2015. Unique. Original Wraps. Design, lettering, painting, collage, hand-work and binding by Suzanne Moore. "Artist's book exploring some of the variations of the “vanguard of letters.”...Each page is an original composition capable of standing on its own. Yet, there is a narrative clearly evident in A.MUSINGS, and the reader / viewer is compelled to turn the page to find new images of the first letter. The beginning of the written word is no small subject; Ms. Moore has explored it in previous unique books and here again rises to the challenge. With great subtlety and her usual sureness of technique, she explores historic forms of the letter, visually and textually. For any lover of language and art, A MUSINGS speaks directly and will resonate long after the pages are closed. The shaped printed page in Optima, which contains selected definitions and connotations of the letter "A", is beautifully constructed and printed by Jessica Spring. The backdrop for this translucent page is a drawing, alluding to the geometric roots of classical Roman letterforms. The ending words, "Tops. First. Crème de la crème. Aleph" certainly apply to this book - as well as the letter A. A.MUSINGS final page is on a black painted ground with a plethora of vividly hand-colored letter forms, each a letter A from 6 different African languages . These A-forms, jostling up against one another, create a page of intense visual energy. This is in direct contrast to the previous pages of A's on white grounds, in black, highlighted with multi-color designs and gold gilt which are concrete and placid - suiting perfectly as these are representative of the Greek letter forms based on geometric shapes. A truly beautiful ode to the "vanguard" of letter forms." [Edited excerpt from Priscilla Juvelis catalog]. Fine in Fine Portfolio. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Title page extends across two pages and features a large script A, debossed followed by a smaller, printed MUSINGS (Bodoni Outline) separated by tooled dot, design, lettering design, painting and collage, with extensive hand work in gouache and goldleaf, with a hand-colored monotype “finale” piece by the artist [with the help of Gabby Cooksey, AE (Assistant Extraordinare.)] Hand-set type composition and letterpress printing by Jessica Spring at Springtide Press, Tacoma, WA. Bound by Gabby Cooksey, in painted maize colored Magnani Paper, with the letter "A" tooled in silver and gold tooling on front panel by Suzanne, rather abstract as if an assemblage of bamboo; A-form painted paper portfolio to house book. fo. np [20pp]. One of 26 copies, all on Rives BFK paper and Revere papers, lettered A to Z, signed and dated by the artist, on the colophon. This being Copy T. Item #12338

Price: $4,250.00