Spixs macaw

Description:	A modern curiosity cabinet, I like to think of it as a contemporary time machine that visualizes the environment and habits of Spixs Macaw, an endangered and extinct in the wild bird.Faces in the Wild is an annual artist auction aimed at raising awareness and funds for wildlife protection. When I came across Spixs Macaw I immediately thought of presenting this endangered species within a cabinet, a technique that I began using early on in my career as a book artist and continue to enjoy. I frequently find small stashes of interesting materials and am also the recipient of many delightful hand-me-down gifts from friends and very often they seem to find a use in my art. So, the Spixs Macaw project soon housed not only the remaindered book I found on EBay, but a collection of molted feathers from a parakeet, nuts and seeds from some old pot-pouri, dried moss from last summers flower arrangements, and any number of stencils and paper trimmings that I recycled from past projects.--Artist statement from Vamp & Tramp Booksellers website (accessed July 12, 2018). Original maps and bird illustrations from the artists personal collection of old books were scanned and printed on an Epson Photo 2000 using archival inks and paper. These scans were later hand-embellished using paint, colored pencils, graphite, and inks. Stencils are the artists hand-cut original designs, printed using water based paints. Shelves and stops are constructed of archival foam core, covered first with japanese paper and recovered with a variety of printed and hand modified papers. The box houses two layers: above is the book [Spixs Macaw: The Race to Save the Worlds Rarest Bird by Toney Juniper (Atria Books, 2002)] and below the cabinet with contained ephemera and three-dimensional exhibit.--Technique description from Vamp & Tramp booksellers website (accessed July 12, 2018).Limited ed. of 7 copiessigned, dated and numbered by Carol Schwartzott.I-ART copy: Library has copy no.7.
Origin:	2008
Created By:	Schwartzott, Carol
Publisher:	Freeville, N.Y. : Lilliput Press, 2008.
Source:	http://iuidigital.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BookArts/id/2792
Collection:	Herron Library Fine Press and Book Arts Collection
Rights:	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Copyright:	In Copyright
Subjects:	Artists books--New York (State)--Freeville. hinged used picture frame, paper cut-outs of Macaws, glass bottles containing an assortment of found and collected items including birdseed, parakeet feathers, nuts, dried moss, remaindered book, paint, thread, ribbon.

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