| This Gallery represents my work since the 1990s. It is mostly book arts but also features watercolors, 3-d collages and more. Enjoy!  |
| Painted and sanded book approx. 2" tall x 2" wide x 1" wide spine Book board, acrylic paint, black gesso, paste paper, handmade cotton and leaves paper, linen thread, bookcloth, PVA Private collection. |
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| Triangle book approx. 2" tall x 1 1/2" wide x 3" wide spine Mat board, watercolor, ink, linen thread, book cloth, magnet, braided pulls |
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| Triangle book, open with attic tray. Book, fully opened: 4" wide. Tray: 3 3/16" wide x 3 3/16" long x 1 11/16" tall Attic tray materials: mat board, watercolor, hand painted papers, PVA |
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| Triangle book w/attic tray, roof, and 4 trays. Trays: 3 1/16" wide x 3 1/8" long x 1 1/4" deep. Roof: 4 1/8" long x 4 1/8" wide Mat board, watercolor, hand painted papers, PVA, linen thread |
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| Triangle book in its attic tray on top of 4 trays with roof removed |
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| Triangle book with roof lid and 4 trays with flanges 7" tall x 4 1/8" wide x 4 1/8" deep |
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| Miniature green book 2" square with 3/4" wide spine Mat board, watercolor, hand painted paper, hand made cotton and leaves paper, linen thread, PVA, book cloth |
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| Star Book, closed: 3 3/4" wide x 1 3/4" tall with 3/4" wide spine. Open: 22" long. As a star: 7 1/2" across Book board, acrylic, watercolor, ink, Japanese hole-punched, pamphlet stitch, PVA, linen thread, book cloth, magnet |
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| Star Book, side view |
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| Words of Love, Limited Edition of 12 Heart-shaped book inside a box, containing words about love, like: devotion, amour, mad for and cherish, among others. Inside the box is a curved piece that accommodates the unusual shape of the book. Mat board, watercolor paper, book cloth, linen thread, hand made paper button and braid closure. Available on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/people/randiparkhurst |
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| Round Words, in its box |
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| Round Words, sphere book, approx. 3" Watercolor paper, ink, watercolor, mat board, magnet, button and braid closure on box, inside box is a curved piece to accommodate the round shape of the book. This book is available on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/people/randiparkhurst |
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| Jewel, approx. 4 feet wide Hand painted watercolor paper, ink, PVA This piece took over 200 hours to complete and used more than 2000 folded and painted circles |
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| Jewel, detail |
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| Jewel, detail |
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| Watercolor paper sphere, Approximately 2 1/2" tall x 3" wide Watercolor, ink, PVA, hand painted paper, magnet This piece is part of a permanent collection of miniature objects at the Penland School of Crafts |
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| Paper scraps on a sheet of hand painted leather-like paper |
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| Untitled photo taken in Olympia, WA, 2009 |
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| My thread and needle box runneth over! Photo taken at the Instructor Retreat at the Penland School of Crafts, NC, Sept. 2011 |
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| Various small books, 1/2" tall x 10"wide and 1" tall x 3/4" wide Watercolor, acrylic, ink, Japanese hole-punched hand painted watercolor paper, braided linen thread, pva, mat board, paper bead, accordion binding |
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| There's so many wonderful textures in this image. Photo taken in Hawaii, 2009 |
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| Behold, Limited Edition of 22 Star book, ink, hand cut, hand stamped words, Japanese hole-punched, Mohawk Superfine, linen thread, mat board, A battery-powered tea light illuminates the structure so the stars and moon glow as a cat looks at the night sky. It reads, "Behold the stars...and dream." This book is available on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/people/randiparkhurst |
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| Peep Show Flag, long-stitch-over-book-cloth-tapes, sphere, pamphlet, scroll and accordion bindings, Watercolor, acrylic, ink, book board, book cloth, hand painted papers, hand made cotton and flower petal paper, found papers, linen thread, bamboo skewers, acrylic medium, jute twine, clear plastic sheeting and tube, olive wood beads, cardboard inner roll from packing tape, paper and colored plastic confetti, slide mounts, PVA This interactive piece has many "toys" to play with. The flag book and the sphere book at the top swivel on their dowels. The blue box at the lower right side is removeable and contains 40 words that are synonyms for "container". They include cubbyhole, niche, carton, box and more. In the center of the piece you can see a round object in front of green paper with threads in it. This is a rolling kaleidoscope containing paper scraps from past projects. In this photo, a handmade paper door has been opened and it reveals 3 petite collages. Private collection. |
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| Peep Show, detail |
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| Peep Show, various components before complete assembly of the piece |
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| Sadie, our beloved chihuahua, enjoying the sun |
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| Isis, our beloved chihuahua "no. 2", also loving the sun |
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| From lower left: Butterflies In My Stomach, Patience and Colony 45, in the Penland School of Crafts gallery, 2009, for the exhibit: Dolph Smith and Friends |
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| Colony 45, Mat board, acrylic, watercolor, ink, found papers, hand made cotton and leaves paper, all papers hand painted, book cloth, linen thread, 45 book in all-most are removeable This piece fetched $3500.00 at the Penland School of Crafts 2011summer auction. |
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| Colony 45, detail |
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| Colony 45, detail |
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| Watercolor pages with ink around the edges of the pages. This is a quick, fool-proof way to decorate your pages: Pick 3 watercolor colors that go well together and just paint a straight and/or curvy line across each page (before folding) with each color. Then edge your pages with an ink color of your choice. I use felt tip pens. Then fold and sew your pages, etc. |
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| 12 cubes in box made in Barbara Mariello's workshop at PBI 2009 Silk book cloth, book board, PVA, acrylic medium, card stock, found papers, papers printed with maps and images from an old, illustrated French dictionary on my HP printer, colored pencil, 3-d collage on each box's lid. |
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| Cubes and box from Barbara Mariello's workshop at PBI 2009 Boxes are 2" x 2" x 2" and have a hinged lid. |
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| 2 cubes from Cubes and Box Workshop with Barbara Mauriello, PBI 2009, 2" x 2" x 2" each |
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| Photo taken in Hawaii, 2009 |
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| My tootsies in Hawaii, 2009 |
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| Sphere beads, assorted, 1" and smaller Found papers, clear colored plastic, PVA |
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| Patience's smallest book, 1/2" tall x 1/2"wide x 3/8" thick |
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| Patience, detail |
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| Patience, stacked, approx. 14" high Mat board, hand painted papers, hand made cotton papers, found papers, hand carved stamp images, book cloth, linen thread, long stitch over tapes binding, PVA, metal and acrylic beads, watercolor, ink, acrylic, ribbon, braided linen thread Private collection |
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| Ocean Passport, approx. 8" long x 3" tall x 3" deep Found bait box, cotton gauze sandwiched between semi-transparent paper, pages sanded and painted with acrylic and ink, hand carved stamp images of fish, accordion binding Private collection |
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| Ocean Passport, box closed |
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| Tree T, approx. 7" tall x 7" wide x 3" deep Found wood box, wood dowel, jute twine, semi-transparent paper, watercolor, acrylic, cotton twine, PVA, flag binding |
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| 5 Little Darlings, approx. 10" wide x 5" tall and 1" deep Found box, hand painted paper, hand made cotton paper, Chinese character stamps, acrylic, ink, hand made enamel bead, sand paper, cotton gauze, hand marbled paper, linen thread, flag, accordion, venetian blind and pop-up structures, four of the books are removeable. |
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| Butterflies In My Stomach Wood, mat board, found papers, hand painted papers, map accordion, copper butterfly book cloth, linen thread, PVA, butterflies made from photographs of patterns, ink, some words printed from my Mac using Zapfino font. |
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| Feathered Field, approx. 12" x 12" Dry brush acrylic on board, paper collage trees Private collection |
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| Dry brush acrylic on board with paper collage trees, approx. 12" x 12" Private collection |
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| Morning Sun Dry brush acrylic on board with paper collage trees, approx. 12" x 12" Private collection |
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| Hand made cotton paper with plant materials 8" x 11" |
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| Hand marbled papers, various sizes Acrylic |
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| Notecards with color reproductions of an original collage, hand drawn and lettered, approx. 4" x 6" each |
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| Pockets of Posies, out of its box Wood, sand paper, mat board, hand inked and painted papers, found objects In the Rare Books Room collection at The Evergreen State College |
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| Pockets of Posies, in its box Box: approx. 3" tall x 3" wide x 1" deep Book: approx. 2 3/4" tall x 2 3/4" wide with 3/4" wide spine |
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| Rusty Flags Found wood box, ink, sand paper, cotton twine, Chinese characters stamp image, hand painted paper, acrylic |
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| Winds of Change, approx. 8" wide x 3" tall x 2" deep Found box, Arabic newspaper, hand painted paper, acrylic, ink In the Rare Books Room collection at The Evergreen State College library. |
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| Daisies, approx. 20" x 18" Watercolor |
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| Leaves watercolor, approx. 4" x 4" |
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| Your Secret Number Is...", approx. 8" x 8" Box art/mixed media Found curio box, metal, glass, wood, horn, bone, brass, feathers, macrame, paper, copper, staple, semi-precious stones, horse hair, plastic hand, found objects This piece is filled with some of my favorite things, including the secret code for my bike lock when I was a child. Private collection. |
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