Nourish, All Our Relations.

Portland, Oregon:: Diane Jacobs / Scantron Press,, 2012.. Edition of 21 + 2 AP. 8 x 8 x 2" box containing 8 twice-folded prints (7.375" x 7.375" closed) and a felt with paper-pulp spoon. Images letterpress-printed reduction linoleum and wood blocks, pressure printing, polymer plates. Handset title page and colophon. Materials: gampi paper, wool felt, cast paper pulp, porcelain. Cast paper pulp spoon attached to block of wool felt. Bamboo box with hinged lid and three dropdown hinged sides. Cast porcelain turkey wishbone adhered in triangle hollowed on inside of the lid. Signed and numbered by the artist. Diane Jacobs: "Personal experiences brought Nourish to fruition: visiting Opal Creek's pristine ancient forest, witnessing a breathtaking starling murmuration, listening to musical compositions that transcend cultural boundaries, and sleeping under the expansive starry night sky. Nourish comes from gratitude and a desire to celebrate the wonders of our natural and created world. It also acknowledges that beneath this beauty looms environmental catastrophe: dying bee colonies, lack of safe drinking water, increasing oceanic garbage, loss of habitat for species whose diversity is dwindling, and our changing climate to name a few. Time is ticking, we must find our way through the labyrinth, unlock the doors of perception, and embody the notion 'to be with higher self.' We can become the spider that protects and weaves creative solutions."  Each of the folded prints open to one of these images: bowl, sun (starling dance), ocean, fern, chicken, clock, keys (handwritten musical notation from Edward Cremo's 1986 composition Turnings), web.