Kerrie's Blog (featuring very few posts about books, alas...)

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The Flannel Shirt is about my step father, who has been the only dad I've ever known. This book explores our relationship through the ultimate symbol of my dad's dadness- his flannel shirts. The accordion pages are painted with graphite acrylic paint, and images are collaged, hand printed, hand stamped, and photocopies. Text is hand stamped. The cover is soft flannel. This book is part of a very limited edition of four, of which I am selling two copies for $100.

a purple dress is an accordion stuffed fabric book about a dress of my mother's. Mom made this dress when I was very small, and it was a uniform for her around the house. I wanted one too, but we never got around to making one for me. This dress WAS my Mother, a symbol of her soul. a purple dress is made of painted fabric, relief prints, photocopies, and stitches. The book is held together with purple ties, like my mother's dress.

a purple dress appeared in Making Memory Books by Hand: 22 Projects to Make, Keep, and Share by Kristina Feliciano

The text on the first shown page reads:

 

She needs a dress

a comfortable dress.

 

The text on the second page shown reads:

 

Her scissors

shape the cloth

no sleeves

just a tie

behind her neck

 

And, the text on the third shown page reads:

 

no waist

just a dress

holding her body

 

a purple dress was made in an edition of three, and one copy is for sale, for $350.