A118. Covering Ground: A Chronicle of the John Muir
Title
A118. Covering Ground: A Chronicle of the John Muir
Creator
Thomas, Peter and Donna
Description
11.5 x 19 cm (4 ½” x 7 ½”), 40 pages, 25 copies.
Binding: Coptic binding. Covers are redwood with a carving of a landscape by Donna Thomas on cover. Paper: Blue, handmade by Peter Thomas with inclusions of shirts worn on the trail. Printing: Text is letterpress; printed from metal engravings. Illustrations are digital. Typography: Reproduction of text handwritten by Donna Thomas. Reproductions of fifty-eight watercolor paintings by Donna Thomas tipped in.
“In the summer of 2002 Donna hiked the John Muir Trail for the second time. Her friend Katy joined her on this 218 mile trek, from California's Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney, and a number of other people (including Peter) joined in at various times. Donna painted two miniature books on that trip, Landscapes of the John Muir Trail [A109] and Wildflowers of the John Muir Trail [A108]. This book combines some of those paintings with text written by some of those people who accompanied Donna on her journey. The wood used for the cover is clear heart redwood salvaged from the interior of our neighbor's house and cut, milled and finished by Donna with the help her brother John. Donna also carved a landscape into the front cover of each book.”
Binding: Coptic binding. Covers are redwood with a carving of a landscape by Donna Thomas on cover. Paper: Blue, handmade by Peter Thomas with inclusions of shirts worn on the trail. Printing: Text is letterpress; printed from metal engravings. Illustrations are digital. Typography: Reproduction of text handwritten by Donna Thomas. Reproductions of fifty-eight watercolor paintings by Donna Thomas tipped in.
“In the summer of 2002 Donna hiked the John Muir Trail for the second time. Her friend Katy joined her on this 218 mile trek, from California's Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney, and a number of other people (including Peter) joined in at various times. Donna painted two miniature books on that trip, Landscapes of the John Muir Trail [A109] and Wildflowers of the John Muir Trail [A108]. This book combines some of those paintings with text written by some of those people who accompanied Donna on her journey. The wood used for the cover is clear heart redwood salvaged from the interior of our neighbor's house and cut, milled and finished by Donna with the help her brother John. Donna also carved a landscape into the front cover of each book.”
Publisher
Santa Cruz, California: Peter & Donna Thomas
Date
2003
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
Thomas, Peter and Donna, “A118. Covering Ground: A Chronicle of the John Muir,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 17, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/569.