Nest of Patience
Cover, detail.
Collaborative Artist book with Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
Exhibited with Guild of Bookworkers Marking Time Triennial Exhibit, 2009-2011. Currently housed at the University of Iowa Libraries' Special Collections.
Nest of Patience
Cover of girdle binding.
Created 2009.
Nest of Patience, detail
Interior, Title Page.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Drawing & stitchwork on translucent indigo-slunk, Kristin Alana Baum. Ilumination & Calligraphy, Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Calendar of Days.
Interior view, spread 6.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Calligraphic work of Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Calendar of Days.
Interior view, spread 9.
Calligraphic work of Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Interregnum.
Interior view, spread 34.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Calligraphic work, Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Totem animal, Crane. (verso view).
Interior view, spread 37.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Drawing & stitchwork on translucent indigo-slunk, Kristin Alana Baum. Ilumination & Calligraphy, Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Totem animal, Crane (verso view).
Interior view, spread 49.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Drawing & stitchwork on translucent indigo-slunk, Kristin Alana Baum. Ilumination & Calligraphy, Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Feather and Individualism fortune.
Interior view, spread 53.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Created 2009.
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Totem animal, Turtle (verso view).
Interior view, spread 61.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Drawing & stitchwork on translucent indigo-slunk, Kristin Alana Baum. Ilumination & Calligraphy, Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Lao Tzu and Mantis.
Interior view, spread 69.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Calligraphic work by Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Lao Tzu & Mantis with Happiness Fortune.
Interior view, spread 70.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Calligraphic work of Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Noctilucent.
Interior view, spread 79.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Calligraphic work of Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Interior view, spread 81.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Calligraphic work of Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Luna & Albert Einstein.
Interior View, spread 94.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Calligraphic work and illustration by Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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William Stafford poem.
Interior view, spread 94.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Calligraphic work of Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Totem animal, Kingfisher (verso view).
Interior view, spread 97.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Drawing & stitchwork on translucent indigo-slunk, Kristin Alana Baum. Ilumination & Calligraphy, Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Anagnorisis and Love Fortune.
interior view, spread 99.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Calligraphic work of Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
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Resipiscent and Lotus.
Interior view, spread 103.
Collaborative content by Kristin & Cheryl.
Calligraphic work of Cheryl Jacobsen.
Created 2009.
nest of patience
A collaboration with calligrapher, Cheryl Jacobsen. Created 2009.
Based on a medieval girdle book, Nest of Patience is a contemporary Book of Hours contemplating the concept of patience by way of words, poetry, fortunes, and nature. The book begins with a spiritual calendar of days and proceeds with eight sections, each headed with a nesting totem animal: hare, goose, heron, crane, turtle, owl, hummingbird, kingfisher.
Full vellum text block includes hand-stitched indigo-dyed translucent panels, hand-lettered texts, illuminations, and sewn-in found objects relating to patience. Wooden board binding, sewn on hemp cords and laced into beech boards. Girdle chemise comprising dyed and distressed leather, indigo- and walnut-dyed cloth, linen and silk thread.
The content is a collaboration of both the artists, and reflects a combined query into the nature and import of patience. The inset panel illustrations were drawn and stitched by Kristin, and illuminated by Cheryl. All calligraphic work is the artistry of Cheryl; the binding and chemise design are the work of Kristin. The book was acquisitioned by University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections in 2012.
18 x 4.5 x 2.25 inches,
45.5 x 11.5 x 5.5 centimeters.
All images copyright Kirstin Alana Baum & Cheryl Jacobsen.