Dianne Longley
Threads drawn from the past, towards a digital future, 2005

This book is a combination of a boxed set of postcard images with narratives, family artefacts and miscellaneous family documents contained in a small suitcase, plus a website. The set of postcards (unlike the pages in a traditional book) resemble a deck of cards that have no prescribed order. They can be shuffled and read in randomly created sequences. 17.5 x 23 x 11 cm. Illumination Press, Hindmarsh, SA in an edition of 6. $2000

Dianne Longley
Curious and Fantastic Creatures, 2005

This small concertina book explores curious and weirdly fascinating creatures which cross time zones and cultural origins; the Renaissance historia animalium of Conrad Gesner, humorous figures from 16th century artist François Rabelais, contemporary Japanese ‘kawaii’, pop-imagination figures and toys, and grotesque imagery through history. The hand painted box contains a concertina book with intaglio prints. Box 9.5 x 9 x 3 cm, folded book 8 x 7 x 1.5 cm, open book 8 x 84 cm. Illumination Press, Hindmarsh, SA in an edition of 12.

Beth Evans
My Grandson’s Digestion, 2006

Combining humour with anatomical illustration, this book depicts the digestive system through images of the anatomy of the artist’s three grandsons. Drawn to scale, they provide the imagery for the book, which seeks to unravel and demystify the body’s functions. Concertina format. Intaglio images with chine collé and hand stitching. 6 pp, 19.5 x 16 x 1 cm. Signed and numbered. Self-published, Hindmarsh, SA in an edition of 3. $150

Beth Evans
Ex Votos I, 2007

Ex Votos have existed for thousands of years in many cultures, often taking the form of the body part that is to be healed or enhanced. This book takes the reader into the church where examples of these magical artefacts become a prayer offering to the patron saint of healing, St. Rita. The book of 5 pages contains etchings with aquatint and gold leaf. 14 x 12 x 1 cm. Signed and numbered. Self-published, Hindmarsh, SA in an edition of 3. $120

Sandra Starkey Simon
Scarlet loves to chase, 2003/07

Scarlet loves to chase is a hand-made book with original collages and mixed media, made for young children. The reader observes a kelpie dog as she reveals by elimination what she loves to chase. 20 pp, 36.5 x 39 x 2.5 cm. Signed. Self-published, Belair, SA. Unique. $2500

Sandra Starkey Simon
Breathing the Antarctic air, 2005

Monotype silk screen printed images in concertina format. It shows the metamorphosis of an albatross into a woman, an ambiguous finale. 5 pp, 17 x 12.5 x 1 cm. Signed. Self-published, Belair, SA. Unique. $150