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Artists' Books
Helen Hiebert, Carl Adamshick
Art Library Rare Books Collection N 7433.4 .H533 C67 2012 box 16.2

Limited edition of 50 numbered copies, signed by artist and author. "This one sheet book structure has always intrigued me, and I have a particular love of Japanese shoji screens. The shoji pattern creates a window and the book structure creates a room or space. I wanted words to tie it all together"—23 Sandy Gallery Website, viewed on May 18, 2012.

Helen Hiebert
Art Library Rare Books Collection TS 1115 .H54 2005

"This is the first in a series of instructional pamphlets on modern day watermarking. Look for upcoming editions on fabric paint watermarks, wiremarks, and computer generated watermarks." Introduction: "In this pamphlet, you will learn how to create your own watermarks – those mysterious images hidden within sheets of paper, often invisible until lifted to the light. With this low-tech method and simple materials, you can create unique images in your handmade papers while using an age-old papermaking technique."

The Pop-Up Hand Shadow Book
Helen Hiebert
Art Library Rare Books Collection N 7433.4 .H533 P66 2012 box 6.2

Limited edition of 50 copies, signed by the artist and poet, Art Library has copy 11. Poems by Nora Robertson. Each sheet has a verse about an animal and a cut-out representation of hands, which can be used with the flashlight to create animal shadow puppets. The box bears the silhouettes of each animal.

The container for The Pop-Up hand shadow book with book inside The Pop-Up hand shadow book opened and standing on its side