NICOLE SARA SIMPKINS

basket, handkerchief, rawhide, sticks, thread, leather, fish bone, emu feathers, found upholstery cloth, rag papers, walnut ink, acetone transfer, hand-cutting, poem, 2011

basket: 9" x 9" x 4"

book: 5" x 4" x 1"

basket, handkerchief, rawhide, sticks, thread, leather, fish bone, emu feathers, found upholstery cloth, rag papers, walnut ink, acetone transfer, hand-cutting, poem, 2011

basket: 9" x 9" x 4"

book: 5" x 4" x 1"

basket, handkerchief, rawhide, sticks, thread, leather, fish bone, emu feathers, found upholstery cloth, rag papers, walnut ink, acetone transfer, hand-cutting, poem, 2011

basket: 9" x 9" x 4"

book: 5" x 4" x 1"

basket, handkerchief, rawhide, sticks, thread, leather, fish bone, emu feathers, found upholstery cloth, rag papers, walnut ink, acetone transfer, hand-cutting, poem, 2011

basket: 9" x 9" x 4"

book: 5" x 4" x 1"

Edition of 7 handsewn books with etchings and blind embossments of Venetian seaweed, antique Venetian lace, and 12-point Testo type, 2012
7" x 5" x 1.5"

Edition of 7 handsewn books with etchings and blind embossments of Venetian seaweed, antique Venetian lace, and 12-point Testo type, 2012
7" x 5" x 1.5"

Edition of 7 handsewn books with etchings and blind embossments of Venetian seaweed, antique Venetian lace, and 12-point Testo type, 2012
7" x 5" x 1.5"

Edition of 7 handsewn books with etchings and blind embossments of Venetian seaweed, antique Venetian lace, and 12-point Testo type, 2012
7" x 5" x 1.5"

cowhide, fish jaw, salvaged upholstery shred, grey leather, wisdom tooth, linen thread, accordion folding, found lithographed paper, ink drawing, cutting, 2012
5.5" x 4" x 1.5"
 

cowhide, fish jaw, salvaged upholstery shred, grey leather, wisdom tooth, linen thread, accordion folding, found lithographed paper, ink drawing, cutting, 2012
5.5" x 4" x 1.5"
 

cowhide, fish jaw, salvaged upholstery shred, grey leather, wisdom tooth, linen thread, accordion folding, found lithographed paper, ink drawing, cutting, 2012
5.5" x 4" x 1.5"

cowhide, fish jaw, salvaged upholstery shred, grey leather, wisdom tooth, linen thread, accordion folding, found lithographed paper, ink drawing, cutting, 2012
5.5" x 4" x 1.5"
 

Cardstock, found papers and text, waxed embroidery floss, Kozo paper, accordion-style folding, rubber stamping, poem, 2011

7" x 3" x .5"

Cardstock, found papers and text, waxed embroidery floss, Kozo paper, accordion-style folding, rubber stamping, poem, 2011

7" x 3" x .5"

Cardstock, found papers and text, waxed embroidery floss, Kozo paper, accordion-style folding, rubber stamping, poem, 2011

7" x 3" x .5"

bookcloth, binder's board, rabbit fur, fish vertebrae, leather, cotton string, canvas, walnut-dyed linen thread, seashells, button, stitched canvas, hemp cords, seagull vertebrae, Indiana fossils, found Eastern papers, found intaglio-printed cotton rag papers, acetone transferred text, stitching, engraving, walnut-ink, stitching, sewn-on-cords-style binding, poem, 2012
Box: 10"x7"x4"  Book: 7.5"x5"

bookcloth, binder's board, rabbit fur, fish vertebrae, leather, cotton string, canvas, walnut-dyed linen thread, seashells, button, stitched canvas, hemp cords, seagull vertebrae, Indiana fossils, found Eastern papers, found intaglio-printed cotton rag papers, acetone transferred text, stitching, engraving, walnut-ink, stitching, sewn-on-cords-style binding, poem, 2012
Box: 10"x7"x4"  Book: 7.5"x5"

bookcloth, binder's board, rabbit fur, fish vertebrae, leather, cotton string, canvas, walnut-dyed linen thread, seashells, button, stitched canvas, hemp cords, seagull vertebrae, Indiana fossils, found Eastern papers, found intaglio-printed cotton rag papers, acetone transferred text, stitching, engraving, walnut-ink, stitching, sewn-on-cords-style binding, poem, 2012
Box: 10"x7"x4"  Book: 7.5"x5"

bookcloth, binder's board, rabbit fur, fish vertebrae, leather, cotton string, canvas, walnut-dyed linen thread, seashells, button, stitched canvas, hemp cords, seagull vertebrae, Indiana fossils, found Eastern papers, found intaglio-printed cotton rag papers, acetone transferred text, stitching, engraving, walnut-ink, stitching, sewn-on-cords-style binding, poem, 2012
Box: 10"x7"x4"  Book: 7.5"x5"

bookcloth, binder's board, rabbit fur, fish vertebrae, leather, cotton string, canvas, walnut-dyed linen thread, seashells, button, stitched canvas, hemp cords, seagull vertebrae, Indiana fossils, found Eastern papers, found intaglio-printed cotton rag papers, acetone transferred text, stitching, engraving, walnut-ink, stitching, sewn-on-cords-style binding, poem, 2012
Box: 10"x7"x4"  Book: 7.5"x5"

hand-bound book with etchings, silkscreened interleaving and prose poems, 2010

8" x 6"

Ink drawings, acetone transfer, cedar boards, suede and fish leather case, prose poems, 2012

4" x 5"

mixed media, 2012
dimensions variable

Canvas, wool string, onions, hair, various papers, inkjet prints, linocuts, poems, 2008

16" x 12" x 3"

Edition of three books with silkscreened covers, fishing line, etchings, typeset prose-poem, 2008

8" x 6"

Artist book and assorted materials, mixed media, 2009

dimensions variable