Kensington, Maryland
Member for 12 years
Maine Woods
Green suede collaged with pine needles, mull, and various papers; embossed green calfskin; blue wire staples secured with wood and parchment tackets.
18.5 x 19 x 1.5 cm
Completed in 2020
What inspired you to create this work or select this text for your submission?
I am always moved by the beauty surrounding me as I hike along the streams and trails of Maine each summer. My eye catches a stray mushroom peeking through the leaves, moss clinging to a rock, or a patch of lichen creating a design on a tree that I try to capture in a photograph. This book includes a collection of those pictures bound together in a staple binding. The collaged suede cover was inspired by the shifting kaleidoscope of nature experienced while exploring these unique New England woods.
Jane Bortnick Griffith studied bookbinding with Jacqueline Liekens in Brussels. She completed additional courses and workshops with a variety of well-known binders and participates in exhibitions around the country.
