DBL TRBL
Rutland, VT: Carolyn Shattuck, n.d. Carolyn Shattuck is a noted printmaker, using monotype, dry point, painting, stencils and mixed media. In addition to her printmaking skills, Shattuck is architectural in the way she executes the intricate constructions for her artist's books, which highlight her interest in social and environmental causes. Her books have been collected by a number of special collections libraries at universities throughout the country.
The inspiration for this inventive book came from a bar in Key West where the walls were lined with license plates from all over the U.S. The combinations of symbols, letters, and numbers presented a word puzzle communicating in a unique language. This book is an open edition that is a "magic star" construction that allows the work to be opened to reveal the interior pages. In stiff black paper covers with title label and image of a Tennessee license plate with the letters DBL TRBL. Affixed to each folded page is an image of a different state license plate, all with vanity words instead of numbers. Printed on Red River paper and Hemptone from Paperworks. In fine condition. Measures 4 x 4 x 2 inches. ARTB/082323. Fine.
Item #36740
Price: $300.00