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Scaffolding

Item date(s): 2022

Tricia Treacy  - (book artist)
John DeMerritt  - (bookbinding by)


Medium: Risograph
Pages: unpaged
Size: 295mm
Binding: Red chemise within a wrap-around folder
Language: English
Inscription: Signed by the artist
Edition: #2/22

Theme(s): Grids

Place publication: Lebanon, NH
Publisher: The artist
ISBN: 0-9982733-7-2

Additional notes:
Print matrixes include polymer plates, wood type, Laser-cut woodblock and stencils for printing on a Universal 1 letterpress. Shina woodblocks and paper stencils were Laser-cut by Dylan Ditoretto.

Risograph printing was done in two locations. Tricia printed on a SFS450 in New Hampshire. Half the book was printed during a workweek in collaboration with Paul John at the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht, Netherlands, on A3 and A2 Risograph machines.

Papers in this book are Biotop 80G, Colorplan 135g, Glassine 41g, Goyu 50g, IBO One 60g, Lettra 120g, Masa 77g, and Munken Lynx 80g. Risograph colours printed in this book include black, blue, bubblegum, charcoal, cornflower, federal blue, fluorescent green, fluorescent pink, fluorescent red, fluorescent yellow, green, lime, light gray, white and yellow.

The binding was designed and executed by John DeMerritt Bookbinding. The book cloth was made from Irish Linen printed fabric and the covers are foil stamped.

Accompanied by a ultra-violet torch to be used on the fluorescent pages.



Reference note:
Accompanied by Scaffolding Zine.

Sent separately: Hi Jack, Book is almost complete. Made these Zines while awaiting final books. Enjoy! Best, Tricia. 220mm. #26/??

Ref: GB/30574







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