FUGUE...An Artist Book by Ken Kashian & Kathleen Kirk
CONTACT: kenkashian@yahoo.com
A small country cemetery and prairie in central Illinois provided the perfect inspiration for photography, poetry, history, music, and some interesting paper creations.
Announcement of the December 8th, 2022 launch of Fugue, a limited-edition (25 copies), handmade artist book by Bloomington-Normal professional photographer Ken Kashian and poet Kathleen Kirk. The subject of this work is the Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve, Weston Illinois. This 3.5-acre, high-quality remnant prairie represents one-hundredth of one percent of the Illinois’ (The Prairie State) original landscape. In addition to grave sites it contains no fewer than 71 native prairie plants.
This project is made up of multiple types of materials and structures. The custom-made clam shell (4” X 6 ½” X 1 ¾”) houses a “book” which is an origami inspired construction containing small cards illustrating 8 wildflowers on the front and a poem referencing each photograph on the reverse. This is a limited edition of 25 copies.
Another component of this project is a portfolio of art prints in an additional clam shell. The eight-9 ½ X 13” photographs are not all literal representations of wild flowers. With a many of them I have taken the liberty to make more abstract expressions of the original images.
Costs: Small clam shell with two books, $174 (tax included).
The large clam shell with eight 9 1/2" prints, $425 (tax included).
Individual prints are available, $85 (tax included).
Read MoreA small country cemetery and prairie in central Illinois provided the perfect inspiration for photography, poetry, history, music, and some interesting paper creations.
Announcement of the December 8th, 2022 launch of Fugue, a limited-edition (25 copies), handmade artist book by Bloomington-Normal professional photographer Ken Kashian and poet Kathleen Kirk. The subject of this work is the Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve, Weston Illinois. This 3.5-acre, high-quality remnant prairie represents one-hundredth of one percent of the Illinois’ (The Prairie State) original landscape. In addition to grave sites it contains no fewer than 71 native prairie plants.
This project is made up of multiple types of materials and structures. The custom-made clam shell (4” X 6 ½” X 1 ¾”) houses a “book” which is an origami inspired construction containing small cards illustrating 8 wildflowers on the front and a poem referencing each photograph on the reverse. This is a limited edition of 25 copies.
Another component of this project is a portfolio of art prints in an additional clam shell. The eight-9 ½ X 13” photographs are not all literal representations of wild flowers. With a many of them I have taken the liberty to make more abstract expressions of the original images.
Costs: Small clam shell with two books, $174 (tax included).
The large clam shell with eight 9 1/2" prints, $425 (tax included).
Individual prints are available, $85 (tax included).
