who owns this flower?
artist book
who owns this flower?
hand sewn artist book comprised of paper, cotton thread, naturally plant dyed silk
18 x 13 cm / 7.1 x 5.1 in
2023
Hand sewn artist book filled with hybrid writing of poetry, memoir, and instructions on how to naturally dye fabrics using plants. Both written and hand bound by the artist.
The writing is a nonfiction work of coming into one’s body and femininity, through reflections of Yugoslavian ancestral background and the marriages of her grandmother, mother and herself.
In the center is a yonic like fold containing in pink print including other co-collaborators for this project, all plants and flowers.
AZ Field Ceremony
After the textile baths in dye lake, the final process of natural plant dyes, the artist then baths herself in dye lakes.
Process
1 month workshop
Ein Buch Haus
Berlin
The book was bound in collaboration with Julia Fabricius at EinBuch Haus, Berlin. There are 10 copies of an original print edition distributed to loved ones of the artist.
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