Vintage Cases
by
Heather Hunter
My collection of compacts and cigarette cases took on a new meaning when I decided to use them as containers for a series of small books. Treasures within treasures. The books use various printing methods and the text in each typed on an old typewriter adds to the vintage feel.
- Behind the trellis - eco printed
- Forest of my mind – eco printed
- Ghostly leaves of the canopy – eco printed
- Hungarian rhapsody -Painted and hand-made stenciled paper
- Old wishes- eco printed
- Patterns -Pages are batik on paper.
- Spring -Natural avocado dyed paper and collage
- Turn over a new leaf – Gelatin printed
'Books are like a dream you can return to. Art you can touch and manipulate.'
Susan Johanknecht