This Book symbolizes the imagery of a daisy, and bee, all part of nature; how the warm season emerges and the cyclical time reveals new life, new growth. The rhythmic pattern of the daisy and bee unfold on each page in juxtaposition manner. The edge of the pages represent a curve of a daisy petal, or multiple petals together, the bee body, its wing. I worked with the page edges and alignment of the daisy and bee forms, with variation throughout the book for a connected story.
Emergence: 2025 Member's Exhibition
Parks
Nancy Parks
Nancy Parks is a fine artist focusing on printmaking, book art, mixed media works on paper. In creating her art, she always tries to bring an aesthetic quality to the piece. Her art, book art have been shown in solo, group shows including 3rd Street Gallery, The Barnes Foundation, CFEVA. She has a BFA from Edinboro University of PA and continued studies in printmaking, book art workshops.
A Daisy it Must Bee
4.5" x 5.5"
Strathmore Acid free paper, pastel, ink, graphite, chalk, charcoal pencil, Bee stamp not self carved
2024
Blue Leaf
This Book symbolizes a single leaf form, part of nature, my own interpretation of a leaf form carved from a hand made stamp using the color Blue not Green; the rhythmic pattern displayed allows movement and yet connection to each leaf as the pages open. The warm seasons emerge in a cyclical time, revealing new life, and growth. Such a sense of wonder for those drawn to its power.
4.5" x 5.5"
Strathmore acid free paper, pastel, graphite, chalk, hand carved Leaf stamp
2024
The Wind Flower - Anemone
This Book Represents a symbol of nature, flower, leaf, and materials to support the imagery, it Emerges in the warm season, a cyclical time of new growth and life. The rhythm of color, texture, form, that is reflected and memories of seeing this delicate petal flower that moves with the wind; it also has a spiritual meaning to protect against ill wishes and belongs to the Buttercup family.
4.5" x 5.5"
Strathmore Acid free paper, pastel, ink, graphite, chalk
2024