Lizard Press ~ California
(Melissa Kaup)

ele-mental: the forces of nature
By Melissa Kaup
Oregon: 2006. Edition of 53.

5.5 x 5.5"; bound accordion structure with 8 internal pages. Printed letterpress on Johannot paper, set in Mrs Eaves and vintage wood type. Title band, four inches wide, slips over book.

A celebration of the four elemental forces of nature, appreciating both the malevolence and benevolence. Each element – Fire, Water, Earth, Air – with an appropriate quote:

        "I live on air accepting things as they come," Frida Kahlo

Winner of the 2006 American Graphic Design Award in books.
$125