Artist book designed by Marjon Mudde and Magdéleine Ferru including a poem by Myrtle Marie Marmaduke (1898-1992), Denver CO, USA, published in 1991 in « After Many Million Heartbeats » (Peregrine Smith Books).
Three generations of women creators connected by the theme of this artist book.
A nostalgic poem allowing multiple layers of comprehension about love and life from birth untill old age. The author employs metaphores of the forces of Nature, which inspired the layered visuals, held in an elegant sober binding.
Design and lay out by Marjon Mudde and Magdéleine Ferru.
Photography and digital layering by Magdéleine Ferru.
Digital printing by Marc Jeanneteau. Hand printed letterpress by Marjon Mudde,
who also designed the cloth covered box and handbound the open binding using the ladder stitch.
Materials: Hahnemühle RagDuo paper, linen fabric, leather, coton thread
2023, Edition of six, numbered and signed by both artists