Sam Garriott Antonacci ~ Washington

Art Walk
By Sam Garriott Antonacci
Seattle, Washington: Sam Garriott Antonacci, 2010. One-of-a-Kind.

3.125 x 5.25" cloth-covered book style container that opens to a full page slip-in pocket on back board, which contains a 6 panel double-sided accordion book (2.6 x 4.7"). Cut-out shoe illustration on pocket. Laid in a black lightweight paper box with ribbon pull tab. Colophon tipped to underside of box lid. Illustration of shoe tipped to topside of lid. Mixed media with Prismacolor, paper cut-outs on Arches Black & Thai unryu paper.

Sam Garriott Antonacci: "It is a variation on a book that is currently [March 2010] in an exhibition on Bainbridge Island with a theme of 'Art Couture: Hats & Shoes.' The book is a visual rumination on the path and steps that we all take as artists, one step at a time, stumbling along as we try to find our way and the medium that suits us, our voice, etc. It is housed behind a cut-out of shoes, and can be folded around to change the different images that reflect some of my own steps and influences as an artist. The illustrations are a combination of my own art (after illuminated manuscripts, Magritte, and Monet), and paper cuts from postcards and correspondence from various far-flung artist friends sending encouragement, commiseration, and inspiration."
$200

Beetle Book
By Sam Garriott Antonacci
Seattle: Sam Garriott Antonacci, 2009. Edition of 3.

5.5 x 5.25 x .75" bound in black and beige cloths. Illustrated paper title tipped on lid. Digitally printed (Epson printer) on matte paper. Prismacolor and ink. Front pastedown pocket for 2 loose leaves (3.75 x 4.25"). Back pastedown shadow box.

A whimsical take on an entomologist's collection box of beetles. Nine beetles individually cut and mounted in the shadow box. A Beetle Legend provides each specimen's common name and a Beatle Legend identifies each specimen with a name from a Beatle's song (Mr. Kite, Michelle, Lovely Rita, etc.).
$175

Venezia
By Sam Garriott Antonacci
Seattle: Sam Garriott Antonacci, 2009. Edition of 5.

2.875 x 3.875 x 1.25" with pop-up and book. Digitally printed (Epson printer) on Thai Unryu paper. Front pastedown pulls down to form pop-up. A miniature book (2 x 2" closed; 6.25 x 4.75" open) - is housed snugly in an interior compartment on the rear board of the clamshell box. Bound in clamshell box of blue and black cloths. Other materials: prismacolor & acrylic. Paper title inset on lid.

A homage to Venice - a pop-up reveals a night scene on the Grand Canal, the miniature book unfolds to a checkerboard rendering of the Grand Canal area. The night-sky blue and black colors lend a dreamy tone.
$225 (Last two copies)