Lenore Tawney: Signs on the Wind: Postcard Collages | 
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Noted weaver Lenore Tawny--now well into her 90s and still exhibiting her imaginative work--began creating postcard collages in the 1960s, sending them to friends and colleagues through the U.S. mail. A form of communication without specific messages, the cryptic notations were often enhanced by Tawney's handwriting. As Tawney explains the cards, "They were signs thrown to the wind." The selected postcard collages reveal the creative, mystical, and humorous side of the artist, giving the viewer an intimate glimpse into the personality of this most innovative woman. Tawney is the recipient of the Visionary Award from the American Craft Museum, New York, 2000. Her works are found in the collections of the American Craft Museum; the Brooklyn Museum of Art; the Renwick Gallery; and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Montréal, Quebec. 96 pages, 83 color images and 6 black-and-white images; size: 8 x 8". Hardcover book with quarter binding. Essay by Holland Cotter, Art Critic, New York Times.
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• Go Forth And (try To) Do Likewise 26 December, 2007
Love this little book - I've had it for a couple of years and once in a while "rediscover" it. And every time, it sends me off to the art closet looking for collage stuff and my totally tattered Nat Geos.
Lenore makes it look so easy! Her postcards are festive, amusing, deep and yet simple. I haven't yet made anything to compare to her little gems but then who could? By using 3 x 5 cardstock as collage support, I have learned the beauty and challenge of working very small.
I really like knowing that her art-cards went thru the USPS and were all delivered in such beautiful shape. I imagine postal workers stopping and gasping when they were privileged to find one in their care. In many cases, the stamp and even the postmark become part of the design. Love this book!!!
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• Absolutely Fabulous 30 August, 2005
This book is so incredible. From an artist's point of view it is pure eye candy. Every page is art. Every page is stimulating. Every page is a new adventure. Colour and reproductions are so perfect, they look real. If you love assemblage art, nostalgia, exquisite and elegant collage, buy this small book, it's just gorgeous - a tip though - don't ever lend it! Di, Brisbane, Australia
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• Lenore Tawney: Signs On The Wind 08 September, 2005
Having been a fan of Tawney's for years I was delighted to discover this publication. It is just beautiful and so inspiring.
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• From The Essayist 15 November, 2005
"Tawney's postcards are rich, dynamic things. They develop a range of difficult themes--childhood, female sexuality, spirituality--in subtle ways. They can be treasured both for their hermetism and their wide cultural embrace. They can be read as treatises or valentines"--Holland Cotter, Art Critic, New York Times
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• Collaged Eye Candy For The Visual Artist 10 March, 2006
and anyone else for that matter. Her postcards are wild! Plus the book itself is REALLY nice quality, with thick creamy stock the postcards almost jump off the pages! If you like Nick Bantock, you'll love the postcard art of Lenore Tawney.
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