OEOCO (The One-Eye Opera Co.) ~ Alabama
(Mary Ann Sampson)

Ragland Birds
By Mary Ann Sampson
1994. One-of-a-kind.

24.5 x 20" with four pages. Handpainted boards accented with eye buttons. Black plastic spiral binding. Illustrated using prism pencils, acrylic and clear shoe polish.
$850

Howl at the Moon, Shoot Out the Lights
By Mary Ann Sampson
1997. One-of-a-kind.

11 x 14.5". Bound in illustrated black boards.

Two double pages of Sampson’s view of the countryside at night with dogs and chickens in full voice.
$525

A Primer for Oriental Thought
By Mary Ann Sampson
One-of-a-kind.

Mixed media book, in gray illustrated boards, with 44 pages. Red & black spattered white end papers. Abstract illustrations throughout.
$285

Rejoice
By Mary Ann Sampson
1998. .One-of-a-kind.

3.5 x 2.75". Mixed media accordion book housed in stiff brown cardboard box with lid. Lid with paper-title paste-on, decorated with small squares of colorful paper along edges. Box bottom illustrated with black line stamped stars. Miniature book housed in box attached to bottom with wire. Hand-colored illustrations.

Another of Sampson’s creations from “what is hand”.
$85

Singing and Dancing
By Mary Ann Sampson
1997. One-of-a-kind.

5 x 5" book with red-cloth boards. Character cut-outs ranging above boards to give a total height dimension of 7". Six pages with middle two pages resembling pocket pages.
$175

Heart Song
By Mary Ann Sampson
1994. One-of-a-kind.

5 x 5" with 18 pages including boards. SIGNED by artist.
Full page hand-drawn color illustration throughout. Blue cloth slipcase with push-on lid. Slipcase top decorated with same illustration as book.
$450

Do the Dog
By Mary Ann Sampson
1991. One-of-a-kind.

9.5 x 1.5" 32 pages. Palm book in old wooden single cigar box with clasp. Drawn with a Pelikan Pen and India Ink. Stamped with Carter's ink onto Arches Cover. SIGNED by artist.
$110