Accordion/tunnel book. 2009. 2 3/8" x 2 1/2" x 1/8" Paper, acrylic paint.
Insomnia Dream
Tunnel book. 2007. 6 7/8" x 3 3/16" x 7/8" Book board, acrylic paint, paper.
Insomnia
Accordion/tunnel book. 2009. 2.5" x 2.2" x .25" Canson paper, gouache, ink pen.
Briar Rose: It Was What I Wanted Paper Diorama. 2010. 4.75 x 4.125 x 3.5".
Bristol board, pencil, colored pencil, gouache.
Melancholia
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patricia sarrafian ward
The Conundrum
Puzzle book. 2009. 2¾" x 3 1/8" x 7/8"Book board, fiber paper, Canson paper, parchment, acrylic paint, magnetic beads, embroidery floss.
These book-objects came from the insomnia and depression that I endured for many years. The miniature figure in many of them kept reappearing as a dream-like alter-ego. Oddly, I realized only later that she'd actually first showed up in a weird painting I made in high school.
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Vade Mecums Change-pocket books. 9/10" x 1" x 1/8". 2009.
Book board, parchment paper, fiber paper,
Canson paper, acrylic paint, inkjet printed.
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In Memoriam An installation in memory of my cousin and the daughter of a friend, who both committed suicide.
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Meaning Miniature book. 2.75" x 3" x .5". 2010.
Watercolor, Canson and parchment papers, inkjet printed, watercolor, ink, varnish, linen thread, jump rings, magnetic beads.