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Exposed Spines #4 (bottom), exposed spines swaddled in cotton batting and string, 7" tall x 18" across x 7" deep.
$1000
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Exposed Spines #5 (upper left), exposed spines swaddled in cotton batting and string, 5 " tall x 11" across x 6 " deep. $350 *
Exposed Spines #6 (upper right),
exposed spines swaddled in cotton batting and string, 5 " tall x 9 " across x 6 " deep. $250
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All three together. $1400 *
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Jody Alexander
Jody Alexander is an artist, bookbinder, papermaker, librarian and teacher who lives and works in Santa Cruz, California. She makes paper, in the Eastern-style, and uses her papers to bind books with exposed sewing on the spine in a number of historical and modern binding styles. She combines these books with found objects, wooden boxes and drawers, metal, bones, etc. to create sculptural works. Her pieces celebrate collecting, storytelling, and odd characters.
Exposed Spines, #4, #5, #6.
With her characteristic reverence for all things book, Alexander "exposes" the beauty, variation and craftsmanship of book bindings, carefully wrapping them in cotton batting and celebrating their natural quality. The works are exquisite and endearing. They spotlight a part of books seldom seen and taken for granted.
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