Alisa Golden
Curiosity Boxes
Shadows of Language
Box: 8 x 6 1/8 x 3"
Books: 5 x 7"
letterpress printed on painted papers; words from both books in a well in the box;
ribbon and waxed linen thread; book cloth and Davey board
Two books with identical texts,
except the genders are reversed, challenging assumptions.
Books: 5 x 7"
letterpress printed on painted papers; words from both books in a well in the box;
ribbon and waxed linen thread; book cloth and Davey board
Two books with identical texts,
except the genders are reversed, challenging assumptions.
Let Me See: 20/30
Box: 7 x 3 1/2 x 1 3/4"
Book: 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3/4"
Handwritten text on watercolor ground and paper; muslin and safety pins; handmade stencils; painted Tyvek; book cloth and Davey board
Vision is askew in these twenty thirty-word stories.
Read the book. Pin the patches to your clothes,
or hook them together and hang them on your wall.
Check your eyes with the 20/30 line of the eye chart
stenciled inside the lid.
Book: 2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3/4"
Handwritten text on watercolor ground and paper; muslin and safety pins; handmade stencils; painted Tyvek; book cloth and Davey board
Vision is askew in these twenty thirty-word stories.
Read the book. Pin the patches to your clothes,
or hook them together and hang them on your wall.
Check your eyes with the 20/30 line of the eye chart
stenciled inside the lid.
You Thought You Wanted to Be Invisible
Box: 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 1 3/4"
Book: 7 x 3/8"
Wet-felted Merino and New Zealand Romney wools; needlefelted wool yarn and machine-stitched imagery; Mylar;
non-photo blue pencil; letterpress printed notepad book cloth and Davey board
All those conventions, all those politicians in suits
are taken care of by many someones. The invisible
people make things happen. They are never in the pictures
in the newspapers (non-photo blue). The notepad
is from "Hotel Never Mind" and contains excuses and notes
from guests to the maid service,
generally regarding the tip.
Book: 7 x 3/8"
Wet-felted Merino and New Zealand Romney wools; needlefelted wool yarn and machine-stitched imagery; Mylar;
non-photo blue pencil; letterpress printed notepad book cloth and Davey board
All those conventions, all those politicians in suits
are taken care of by many someones. The invisible
people make things happen. They are never in the pictures
in the newspapers (non-photo blue). The notepad
is from "Hotel Never Mind" and contains excuses and notes
from guests to the maid service,
generally regarding the tip.
Cactus Couple
Box: 8 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 5/8"
Book: 4 x 4 x 2 1/2"
Wet-felted Merino and New Zealand Romney wools; needlefelted wool yarn; acrylic ink painted paper with handwritten text;
pearl-headed pins; book cloth and Davey board
Who can judge the success of a marriage?
Take the pearl-headed pins out of the felt book and
push them into the cactus egg while you read.
Book: 4 x 4 x 2 1/2"
Wet-felted Merino and New Zealand Romney wools; needlefelted wool yarn; acrylic ink painted paper with handwritten text;
pearl-headed pins; book cloth and Davey board
Who can judge the success of a marriage?
Take the pearl-headed pins out of the felt book and
push them into the cactus egg while you read.
Antenna
2" x 2" x 2 1/4" box
1 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 3/4" miniature book
7" tall including wood and linen thread antenna
What are those red and white buildings on the airport runway?
Does G-d talk? Who is listening? This tiny little book with its own antenna
contains thought balloons of a conversation between five people who meet
while trying to catch a plane. Painted paper pages, album accordion binding.
1 3/4" x 1 3/4" x 3/4" miniature book
7" tall including wood and linen thread antenna
What are those red and white buildings on the airport runway?
Does G-d talk? Who is listening? This tiny little book with its own antenna
contains thought balloons of a conversation between five people who meet
while trying to catch a plane. Painted paper pages, album accordion binding.
The Daily Bean
Box: 10 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/4"
Book: 3 x 4"
Beanbag: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2"
Wet-felted Merino and New Zealand Romney wools; needlefelted wool yarn; acrylic ink painted paper with handwritten text;
glass microscope slides with bean roots and feather; polymer clay and acrylic paint; book cloth and Davey board
Growing beans in a cup for art is not all that it seems.
Read the diary, handle the glass object, wonder if
there are red beans in the beanbag.
Book: 3 x 4"
Beanbag: 6 1/2 x 4 1/2"
Wet-felted Merino and New Zealand Romney wools; needlefelted wool yarn; acrylic ink painted paper with handwritten text;
glass microscope slides with bean roots and feather; polymer clay and acrylic paint; book cloth and Davey board
Growing beans in a cup for art is not all that it seems.
Read the diary, handle the glass object, wonder if
there are red beans in the beanbag.
Bee Boxes
16" x 9 1/2" bear base
2 1/2" x 3" X 2 1/4" each box
New Zealand Romney wool, acrylic painted Davey board, poured beeswax, paper, magnets, glass vial with honey from local bees
It’s circular.
Bees are dying.
We wear black to the funerals and bring flowers.
Other bees are attracted to the flowers.
But when you wear all black, these bees think you're a bear.
It’s circular
2 1/2" x 3" X 2 1/4" each box
New Zealand Romney wool, acrylic painted Davey board, poured beeswax, paper, magnets, glass vial with honey from local bees
It’s circular.
Bees are dying.
We wear black to the funerals and bring flowers.
Other bees are attracted to the flowers.
But when you wear all black, these bees think you're a bear.
It’s circular
Gangster
Box: 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 3 1/2"
Book: 3 x 3"
Jacob's ladder: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/8"
typewritten and erasure texts; found book pages and collage; muslin and shredded money; book cloth and Davey board
A found book about true crime.
A found gangster who committed true crime.
Book: 3 x 3"
Jacob's ladder: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/8"
typewritten and erasure texts; found book pages and collage; muslin and shredded money; book cloth and Davey board
A found book about true crime.
A found gangster who committed true crime.
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Alisa Golden writes, makes art, and teaches bookmaking with a side of letterpress printing at California College of the Arts. Her prose and poems have been published in 100 Word Story, Diagram, and NANO Fiction, among others, and one of her photos was the subject for Rattle’s June 2015 "Ekphrastic Challenge.” The author of five instructional books, including Making Handmade Books (Lark 2011), she edits Star 82 Review in the one-square mile city of Albany, CA. www.neverbook.com |
