My work encompasses many artistic pursuits including artists books, box works and 3d collage, assemblage, traditional and digital printmaking and collage. As independent curator, juror, visiting artist and bookarts instructor, alicia works steadily at promoting the book and print arts both regionally and nationally. Marbl rare books manuscript, archives, and rare book. Alice ann bailey june 16, 1880 december 15, 1949 was a writer of more than twentyfour books on theosophical subjects, and was one of the first writers to use the term. However, one may be surprised to find that the book is not full of pages, but rather, it acts as a box that holds three miniature books in the form of makeup.
The tray was then affixed to fabric and paper covered book board. Alicia bailey is a curator and artist working in a littleknown but fascinating genre of art. Jenna adams alicia bailey sherry barber linda cunningham carol erickson caroline garcia maryanne grebenstein karen hanmer. Join facebook to connect with alicia bailey and others you may know. Pkwy, denver, co, usa, as part of the word image object exhibit, an international exhibition of artists book works that present a balance of word and image presented in a book or booklike form.
She has focused on book arts and assemblage since the midnineties, producing artists books, sculptural books and limited edition books. Artist alicia bailey, talks about what she has been doing during the spring 2020 shut down. While she was exhibiting her early wood engravings in paris, fauvism came to. A collection of erotic haiku box of eros contains a collection of 24 erotic haiku housed in a lidded box. While theres no substitute for the physical reality of objects, this website provides both a showcase and an archive for the works ive created during my career as studio artist. Meet alicia bailey, a studio artist from denvers art district on santa fe. Artists book cornucopia x marks the tenth and last cornucopia but not the end of their impact. Studio artist and gallerist alicia bailey, denver, colorado, has a particular passion for book works that include elements beyond surface printed images and text.
Artists book, alicia bailey, cosmeceutical collection pink box containing three miniature books thatcomment on the history of the cosmetics industry and the business of female beauty. By 1906, bailly had settled in paris, where she became friends with many avantgarde modernist painters, including juan gris, francis picabia, and marie laurencin. Baileys most popular book is a treatise on white magic. Under the imprint of ravenpress, ive published over 60 titles in limited editions. At first glance, cosmeceutical collection, an artists book by alicia bailey, may appear to be like any other book with its thick, pink, hard cover binding. The box is covered with hand printed book cloth, the pages printed via archival inkjet on rag. Alicia bailey is a great book artist and we found this video and thought many of you would love to see what some artists are dong during this time. Acacia ramberg on cosmeceutical collection the artists. Alicia bailey, director of abecedarian artists books, who curated the exhibit with special collection librarian brian trembath, describes artists books as. It is a 12 x 18 cotton rag, sized and pigmented pink with a yellow flower design pulp stenciled on top or same but. Innovative folded book forms with alicia bailey art. Owner alicia bailey is a denver based artist whose work in the book arts has received national recognition and is included in dozens of private and public collections worldwide. The book is housed in a box with a basswoodsided tray, paper lined, the outside covered with book cloth. Alicia bailey is a studio artist working across multiple disciplines.
And very close to the top of my list is the lovely alicia bailey in denver, colorado usa. Limited edition artists books are those made in editions of two or more. The fundraiser is called the snail mail paper trail so i made a book called snail class gastropoda, and decided on a meander book structure. One version is the panorama concertina, designed by hedi kyle. Artists book cornucopia vii by alicia bailey paperback. Curator alicia bailey on the intimacy of artists books. Although his still lifes, landscapes, and figure paintings seem to have been paint. Artist s book, alicia bailey, extinctextant manuscript. Alice bailey makes no reference to unidentified flying objects.
In my lexicon, artists books are those made as unique objects. Ravenpress publications are held in private, public and special collections. In her studio she acts as record keeper for moments both ordinary and obscure, utilizing a broad range of material and method to create works that incorporate object, image and text. Burning me open by alicia bailey wood, copper leaf, thin.
Alicia bailey, has been working on a special artist book project in which she designed the paper and i made it happen. Buy artists book cornucopia vi by alicia bailey ebook online at lulu. Bookmarking book art alicia bailey and the artists book. Alicia bailey is a wellknown book artist, and owner of the abecedarian gallery in coloroado. For a decade, alicia bailey has played the role of ceres to book artists and collectors, bringing them the artists book cornucopia. Alice bailly was one of switzerlands most radical painters in the early decades of the 20th century. Alicia bailey, artist book, meander book, morgan paper conservatory, handmade paper, handmade book, snail.
Limited edition artists books are published under the imprint of ravenpress. In this workshop we will each make a multipanel model with a wraparound cover. It is an accordion book with a series of floating panels. Studio artist alicia bailey denver, co creates book and box works that often include elements beyond surface printed images and text. And this has been in addition to creating her own bookworks, organizing other exhibitions and running abecedarian gallery and raven press.
Artworks realized in the form of a book, artists books are interactive, flexible, richly textured, come in all shapes and sizes, and are full of surprises. She began publishing under the ravenpress imprint in 1996. A conversation with alicia bailey by pamela train leutz until i moved to colorado and was introduced to abecedarian gallery in denver, my thoughts of alicia bailey were mostly tied to her role as treasurer of the guild of book workers, a position she held from 19982014. Currently the director of abecedarian books, alicia has been working with book forms since the midnineties, has owned and run a successful gallery dedicated to book arts, and is the visionary and. Here you can access workshop registrations, shop for ravenpress limited edition artists books, my unique book works aka artists books, check out recent exhibition catalogs and link to my occasional blog posts. My book the tragedy of king lear is on view at denver public library, fifth floor, gates reading room,10 w. She is an actress, known for doctor who 2005, chewing gum 2015 and. Alicia bailey is an exacting artist who works in but isnt limited to the book arts, which are the original focus of her abecedarian gallery in denvers art district on santa fe. I think of artists books as interactive sculptural objects, but a more broad definition is that artists books are.
There are many variations of a panorama adapted for use in books that allow for the depiction of space and movement over a series of panels. Alicia bailey is a published author of the inspirational womens guidebook gods fresh air, and the childrens book entitled runru kangaroo. Artists book cornucopia vi by alicia bailey ebook lulu. As the most inspirational and diverse action actor of recent years, alicia velabailey has emerged from a list stunt double to on. Alisha bailey was born on april, 1987 in london, england. I suggest you consider what occurs when an artist works in series. A ribbon pull makes it easy to pull the book out of the tray without damage. Book artist alicia bailey wished to quickly process the early phases of a series of ideas. Alicia bailey oooh yes, i have a long list of people i want to interview. Central marketplace for searching and buying and artist books by international professional book artists. The paper is now for sale on my website in the paper catalog called baileys paper.
She currently travels the country giving workshops and trunk shows of the work of book artists from her gallery. She has focused on book arts, box constructions and assemblage since the midnineties, producing artists books, sculptural books and limitededition books that incorporate a broad range of methods and materials. Artist s book, alicia bailey, extinctextant description artist s book that combines photographs of extinct birds preserved in the denver museum of nature and science with information about their former behaviors and habitats. Artist alicia bailey, talks about what she has been.
Alicia bailey on artists books and working with objects. Meander books are easily made from one sheet of paper, but i opted to create panels and stitch the panels together rather than using a fold. Bailey are now available with the permission of the lucis trust, which holds the to the books. Her work embraces a wide variety of methods and materials. Artist helen malone title the illuminated book of babel year 2007 medium concertina book height 20 cm width 10 cm depth 3 cm engraved perspex book containing seven different visual languages unable to be read or understood. She is the ceo founder of alicia bailey ministries, a ministry that empowers people for purpose and she is also the ceofounder of the legacy foundation for women, a philanthropic organization. Buy artists book cornucopia vii by alicia bailey paperback online at lulu. Her book a week series forced her to create books quickly and get ideas either out of her system or recognize their worth as more fully developed projects. Narrative treasure box with alicia bailey abecedarian. Alicia bailey is a mixedmedia artist living and working in aurora, colorado.
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