The envelope, referencing a packet of documents an early settler might have carried, contains ten 7" x 10" folios that combine my photographs of the Everglades with historic photographs, documents and maps. Printed on Yu Kou paper heavy on the Oki C9650 laser printer, the folios are over-printed using the Vandercook 4 letterpress with metallic inks. Each folio is interleaved with Yu Kou light and housed in an envelope of Lokta Oil Paper, saddle brown. A closure using a native mahogany tree seedpod is tied with rawhide and thread.

The portfolio is a limited edition of 36 produced using the facilities of the Jaffe Center for Book Arts and published under the auspices of Minerva: The Press at Wimberly. It will accompany my solo show at 571 Projects May 31- July 20 with a reception May 31, 6 - 9 pm. 

A PDF describing the process can be downloaded and my experience at the Jaffe can be followed on facebook.