A122. No Form of Love
Title
A122. No Form of Love
E11. In the Middle
Creator
A121. Thomas, Peter and Donna
Author Roosevelt, Eleanor
Author Roosevelt, Eleanor
E11. Thomas, Peter and Donna
Collaboration with the Visiting Artist Seminar at Middle Tennessee State University
Collaboration with the Visiting Artist Seminar at Middle Tennessee State University
Description
A122.
54 x 41 mm (2 1/8” x 1 5/8”), scroll 80 cm (31 5/8”), 47 copies.
Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in pink paper over boards. Label featuring linocut of violets and the initials "E.R." printed on white paper label on cover. End sheets white with purple printed hearts. Scroll wound onto a capped brass dowel housed in a padauk wood block affixed to inside back cover. Scroll is printed on both sides. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Various metal and wood type faces. Illustration: Linocut by Donna Thomas. Notes: Made for the occasion of Donna’s birthday.
“The book was made as an expression of love: love of books, their materials and structures, love of complex ideas, words of wisdom, and freedom of choice. The text was taken from one of Eleanor Roosevelt's personal notebooks. Roosevelt wrote it as a comment on a book she was reading at the time, as a statement that one should be free to choose whom one loves. The text was letterpress on Peter's handmade paper, using old wood and various metal typefaces, with a rainbow roll of ink that goes from red to purple. No two copies are exactly the same. The back of the scroll was printed with hearts that were carved in a linoleum block by Donna for Peter on Valentine's Day and used without her knowledge for this surprise book. The scroll is wrapped around a capped brass shaft. This scroll unit is slipped inside a hole that was drilled into a small padauk wood block. This block was in turn glued as a text block into the covers of the book. The outside cover is made from Peter's handmade paper. It has a title label glued on the front cover. This label, which depicts violets and the script initials ‘E.R.’, as E.R. signed her letters, was printed from a linoleum block carved by Donna: E.R. states that in her day it was the custom to give violets as a token of affection to ones' lovers.”
54 x 41 mm (2 1/8” x 1 5/8”), scroll 80 cm (31 5/8”), 47 copies.
Binding: Scroll. Case-bound in pink paper over boards. Label featuring linocut of violets and the initials "E.R." printed on white paper label on cover. End sheets white with purple printed hearts. Scroll wound onto a capped brass dowel housed in a padauk wood block affixed to inside back cover. Scroll is printed on both sides. Printing: Letterpress. Typography: Various metal and wood type faces. Illustration: Linocut by Donna Thomas. Notes: Made for the occasion of Donna’s birthday.
“The book was made as an expression of love: love of books, their materials and structures, love of complex ideas, words of wisdom, and freedom of choice. The text was taken from one of Eleanor Roosevelt's personal notebooks. Roosevelt wrote it as a comment on a book she was reading at the time, as a statement that one should be free to choose whom one loves. The text was letterpress on Peter's handmade paper, using old wood and various metal typefaces, with a rainbow roll of ink that goes from red to purple. No two copies are exactly the same. The back of the scroll was printed with hearts that were carved in a linoleum block by Donna for Peter on Valentine's Day and used without her knowledge for this surprise book. The scroll is wrapped around a capped brass shaft. This scroll unit is slipped inside a hole that was drilled into a small padauk wood block. This block was in turn glued as a text block into the covers of the book. The outside cover is made from Peter's handmade paper. It has a title label glued on the front cover. This label, which depicts violets and the script initials ‘E.R.’, as E.R. signed her letters, was printed from a linoleum block carved by Donna: E.R. states that in her day it was the custom to give violets as a token of affection to ones' lovers.”
E11.
29 x 22 cm (11¼” x 8½”) 24 copies.
Binding: Painted paper over boards. Writings are bound inside the front cover. In addition there are twelve scrolls with words that correspond to the writings. Scrolls are rolled up and housed within an aromatic cedar block. Students wrote the text and bound the books. Paper: Recycled paper for the essays. Other paper made by the students. Printing: Letterpress and digital. Typography: Wood type in various colors of ink. Notes: The use of Aromatic Cedar is related to the book’s theme of Tennessee heritage. Collaboration with the Visiting Artist Seminar March 1-5th at Middle Tennessee State University. Signed by all the participants of the program.
“Peter and Donna Thomas developed the concept and the structure for this book which was made at Middle Tennessee State University's Tulip Poplar Press during the Visiting Artist Seminar, March 1-5, 2004 where twelve students worked under their direction. Each student was required to write a one page essay that discussed their relationship to their geographic or cultural regional environment, to choose a literary quote that related to what they had written and finally, to choose one or two words that reflected the essence of what they had written. The essay and quote were then laser printed on recycled paper, stab sewn together and attached to the inside of the front cover of the book. A two inch thick slab of aromatic Tennessee Cedar was acquired from a nearby saw mill. It was cut to size, sanded, and twelve 1" holes were drilled into it. It was then glued to the back cover of the book. The students each Letterpress their one or two words on 12" x 2" strips of art paper, using various sizes and fonts of wood type printed in various colors of ink. These strips were then rolled up and placed in the holes in the slab of cedar. The covers were made using paper over cardboard. The paper was decorated with acrylic paints. MTSU is in the geographic center of the state. The students worked diligently to make sure that all elements of the book work together to express the physical and cultural aspects of the regional geography of middle Tennessee. Each student received a copy and several went to the University.
The cedar, was fresh milled and therefore quite oily. This lead to the scrolls being stained by sap, as such Peter and Donna could not bring themselves to sell any copies of this book.”
29 x 22 cm (11¼” x 8½”) 24 copies.
Binding: Painted paper over boards. Writings are bound inside the front cover. In addition there are twelve scrolls with words that correspond to the writings. Scrolls are rolled up and housed within an aromatic cedar block. Students wrote the text and bound the books. Paper: Recycled paper for the essays. Other paper made by the students. Printing: Letterpress and digital. Typography: Wood type in various colors of ink. Notes: The use of Aromatic Cedar is related to the book’s theme of Tennessee heritage. Collaboration with the Visiting Artist Seminar March 1-5th at Middle Tennessee State University. Signed by all the participants of the program.
“Peter and Donna Thomas developed the concept and the structure for this book which was made at Middle Tennessee State University's Tulip Poplar Press during the Visiting Artist Seminar, March 1-5, 2004 where twelve students worked under their direction. Each student was required to write a one page essay that discussed their relationship to their geographic or cultural regional environment, to choose a literary quote that related to what they had written and finally, to choose one or two words that reflected the essence of what they had written. The essay and quote were then laser printed on recycled paper, stab sewn together and attached to the inside of the front cover of the book. A two inch thick slab of aromatic Tennessee Cedar was acquired from a nearby saw mill. It was cut to size, sanded, and twelve 1" holes were drilled into it. It was then glued to the back cover of the book. The students each Letterpress their one or two words on 12" x 2" strips of art paper, using various sizes and fonts of wood type printed in various colors of ink. These strips were then rolled up and placed in the holes in the slab of cedar. The covers were made using paper over cardboard. The paper was decorated with acrylic paints. MTSU is in the geographic center of the state. The students worked diligently to make sure that all elements of the book work together to express the physical and cultural aspects of the regional geography of middle Tennessee. Each student received a copy and several went to the University.
The cedar, was fresh milled and therefore quite oily. This lead to the scrolls being stained by sap, as such Peter and Donna could not bring themselves to sell any copies of this book.”
Publisher
A122. Santa Cruz, California: Peter & Donna Thomas
E11. Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Tulip Poplar Press
Date
2004
Language
English
Files
Collection
Appears in Exhibits
Citation
A121. Thomas, Peter and Donna
Author Roosevelt, Eleanor and E11. Thomas, Peter and Donna
Collaboration with the Visiting Artist Seminar at Middle Tennessee State University, “A122. No Form of Love,” Digital Exhibits - UWM Libraries Special Collections, accessed November 16, 2024, https://web.uwm.edu/lib-omeka-spc2/items/show/573.