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Two Fine Chaps A young boy sings to himself, as he does every day, at the edge of a dark and magical forest. But hark! what is that strange sound that lulls our boy into the glen, where fairies rule? See for yourself the twisted cunning of the bird queen, read of a boy's innocence lost, and of a magical gift squandered! This tale of wonder and treachery literally unfolds in the reader's hands, revealing a most cunning little tableau cut from paper and assembled by hand at the Two Fine Chaps' Workshop of Wonders. Unlike anything else you've ever seen, this pop-up diorama is also a treat for the mind, featuring as it does a 14-page fable, a book-within-a-book! Bound in boards with a cloth cover in an edition of 30 copies. (5.5" by 4.5"). 2010. To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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The Chase, or The Third Day is an illustrated excerpt from the final chapter of Moby Dick. Presented as a striking accordion-fold book with a secret removable spine piece,The Chase/The Third Day features a series of cutout windows that open to reveal an original 20-inch long pen and ink illustration. Bound in handmade papers. Printed on archival inkjet rag paper in an edition of 180. Copies numbered 1-25 are deluxe with hand-gilt gold lettering and a custom clamshell box. Copies numbered 26-75 feature letterpress printed covers and are signed by the Two Fine Chaps. The remaining numbers are printed inkjet and measure 3.75 x 6 inches. 2009. To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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*roll over image for another view Two Fine Chaps Born in the first century before the birth of Christ, the poet Lucretius developed remarkable scientific and philosophical theories that presage modern conclusions about quantam mechanics and the nature of the universe. His poem De Rerum Natura, or On the Nature of Things, expands upon the work of Epicurus, rigorously exploring the workings of life, from the cosmic to the atomic. Yet for all of his speculation about things metaphysical and microscopic, Lucretius also wrote clearly and vividly of the struggles endured daily by all things living. His vantage is both fundamentally human and disturbingly detached. Here we have translated a particularly evocative passage summarizing Lucretius’ reasoning. In the mode of Renaissance scholars who resurrected and reinterpreted the work of Latin writers like Lucretius, we too have framed the ancient poet’s text with modern imagery and metaphors. Here is Lucretius’ tale of the earth over-taxed and of lands too choked to bear fruit, retold with a twist: from the perspective of American farmers during the Great Depression. A finely printed and lavishly illustrated excerpt from the work of the Roman poet Lucretius. This unique artist book is printed letterpress on Rives BFK paper and bound by hand in midnight-blue handmade wrappers. Limited to an edition of 200 numbered copies. Copies numbered 1-30 are designated as deluxe and are hand colored and bound in boards. To purchase this work please contact Laura at 23 Sandy Gallery. |
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