two books

wake robin

has produced a small edition

(two)

called

NOVEMBER SONG

 carol blinn of warwick press

provided typographic expertise

and, let's be honest,

the encouragement for me to have

mark tomlinson

build two boxes for these books.

 each book now lives

in a lovely soft, barely gold box

with carol's title page and colophon--

 and are now, 

here.

shown.

there are several gatefolds

so the book stands alone

as a map of my ecotone, new york's north country

plants, metals, fungi,

and mineral laden water.

(secrets and truths about here) 

 showing off the structure

and i show off the title on the box spine.

my

NOVEMBER SONG:

cave paper covers, 

presentation box by mark tomlinson,

typographic design by carol j blinn,

and

a plethora of ecoprinted arches velin (text wove) papers

 printed in the cold seasons before, 

bound in autumn of 2013,

and ready in june 2014.

part of the HORTUS SICCUS project

by me, 

velma bolyard.

two books.