Sample Book Series I: Name this place

Sample Book Series I: Name this place (2023). Inkjet print on milkweed paper, indigo and persimmon paper string, assorted handmade botanical papers. 11.75 x 7.1 x 0.25” closed, 14.3” wide open. 26 pages, full and half sheets. One of a kind. Cynthia Sears collection.

Ideal not only for collections that house artists’ books, but those that value horticulture and plant products. This is the first in a series of books that highlights the legibility of sample books and their possibilities for storytelling, record keeping, organization, and collecting precious bits of time, labor, and photosynthesis. It also doubles as a sample book as it contains 14 unique samples of plant papers gathered in the Cleveland area in 2013.