COLLECTION NAME:
Artists' Book Collection
Record
Title:
Tree Talk
Creator:
Agnew, Lynn, 1951-
Description:
Fabric collages embellished with hand and machine sewing. Materials include cotton, silk, and canvas. Image techniques include paint, dye, stitching, transfer, and print. Collages assembled using machine stitching and heat-sensitive adhesive. Text embroidered by hand. Stick binding with wrap-around cover of canvas with wooden button and twine closure. Artist's statement: "I created this book as a reminder to the reader that trees are worthy living beings and worth protecting ... but ... they cannot speak for themselves. 'Tree Talk' is a collection of fabric collages done to elicit the feeling of being in the woods at various seasons of the year. For me, no matter the time of year, being in the forest is a quiet reminder of how vital holding on to stillness in our lives can be. When I pause to listen to the quiet in the forest, surrounded by trees with only bird calls, or the gentle rustling of foliage, falling snow, or evening shadows, I find a calm that is difficult for me to replicate elsewhere in my life, and in the quiet, I find Joy and peace. However, the Pacific Northwest, as in many other places in the world, the destruction of wilderness is an ever-present threat. Losing forests lands is a tragedy we can sometimes avoid, but to takes the vigilance of all concerned citizens to protect the places that offer so much to enrich our lives and spirits."
Subject:
Climatic changes
Subject:
Environmentalism
Subject:
Forests and forestry
Subject:
Nature in art
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Trees
Subject:
Women artists
Date:
2017
Coverage:
Northwest, Pacific
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
1 volume [22 pages]: color illustrations ; 36 x 27 x 2 cm
Format/Medium:
Artists' books
Format/Medium:
Button closure
Format/Medium:
Canvas (textile material)
Format/Medium:
Cloth
Format/Medium:
Collages
Format/Medium:
Cotton (textile)
Format/Medium:
Embroidery (visual works)
Format/Medium:
Machine sewing (technique)
Format/Medium:
Paint (coating)
Format/Medium:
Silk (textile)
Format/Medium:
Twine
Format/Medium:
Unique books
Source:
Tree Talk, in Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Identifier:
b17863922
Identifier:
i13668651
SCAD Location:
Jen Library (Savannah)
