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Rhode Island School of Design

2010

Artists' books; flower (plant material); eroticism; seed components

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Erotica Botanica, Catherine Michaelis, Special Collections, Fleet Library Jan 2010

Erotica Botanica, Catherine Michaelis, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Artists' Books

16 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Artist's book written, designed and created by Catherine Michaelis. Limited edition of 40 copies, signed "Catherine Alice" by the artist. "Enter the sensual Erotica Botanica through an unfolding caress of its leaf shaped pages. Delicate flowers with enticing organs float up from the folds above a bed of leaves and seed pods. Erotic verse, written by flowers and pollinators, inspires the viewer to contemplate the sexual desire of plants."--May Day Press blog, viewed 12/6/10. The deluxe edition ... has a ... wrapper with supporting top and bottom flaps and five pop-ups, (one delicately concealed in …