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Underground Dreams of a Cactus

 


 


16 pages; 14" X 12";  black-ink intaglio (etchings) on 100% rag paper;  signed and numbered limited-edition of 20; hand-bound in a modified concertina structure; full-color etched and monoprinted cover;  custom-formed plexi display box; 

Collections: Sally Harkham, Los Angeles,CA;
Pamela Zwehl-Burke, Goleta, CA;
Diane Breivis, San Francisico, CA
Vanderbuilt University Library, Virginia


As a recipient of a generous grant from Woman's Studio Workshop, I created this book during a month-long artist residency in Rosendale NY. in 1983. The story traces a woman's passage through domestic befuddlement to spiritual revelation and features some slightly pornographic imagery in an otherwise wholesome and uplifting setting.

Endorsement: "It cuts the mustard!" — Jacob Samuel, Master Printer

Exhibited:
Long Beach (CA) Museum of Art,  Home Show, 1983;
Amfac Plaza in Honalulu, HI, 1984;
Otis/ Parsons School of Design Art Gallery,  Los Angeles,1984;
University of Wisconsin Fine Art Gallery, Milwaukee, 1987; Artworks, Los Angeles (Barbara Pascal's groundbreaking artist's book store, a place that is sadly missed)

 Some copies of this book are available for sale.