A Very Small Guide to Chair Constellations

"A Very Small Guide to Chair Constellations." (2017)

A tiny little book measuring only 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 inches (which is exactly 1/8th of a standard US letter sheet of paper), printed in 2 colors on vintage 1940s onion skin typewriter paper. It is bound with handmade marble paper from Florence and hand sewn with red silk thread. There are 32 chair constellations total over 36 pages.

A Very Small Guide to Chair Constellations

2.125 x 2.75" page size, 4.25 x 2.75" opened

hand sewn signature binding

signed and numbered edition of 20

2017

copyright Kate Castelli

Very little has changed...

Portrait of the artist... {top left} aged 3 and a purple crayon {top right} aged 6 on Peaks Island, Maine {bottom left} aged 8 rocking black boots and plaid in Kerhonkson, NY {bottom right} post grad school with a cappuchino in Rome, Italy

Word + Image

Prints from the Tiny Little series and my accordion book This/That were selected to be included in Word + Text, the 2015 Small Works Salon at Chandler Gallery.

Find out more at http://www.maudmorgan.com/gallery/smallworks2015_call.htm...

Tiny Little Process

Some sketchbook pages related to my Tiny Little circles series of woodblock prints. 

All of the circles...

(actually not all of the circles...just some of the circles)

Tiny Little (series)

Pairs of circles in conversation with each other. From the on-going series of Tiny Little circles (the woodblocks are only 3-4" in diameter). Printed on vintage navigational charts from the 1920s

Unique impressions, 8.75 x 11" each

Printing

The printing gods were smiling on me...so I spent the entire day in the studio. I'm excited about this new series of tiny little circles (they are between 3-4" in diameter). Stay tuned for finished prints...

Tiny Little

I finally printed some of the woodblocks I've been working on these past few months. I spent several hours up to my elbows in ink and circles, listening to bootleg Rolling Stones albums from the 1970s. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday...

Tiny Little*
woodblocks on vintage paper
7 x 9.5"

(*each circle is only 4" in diameter)

copyright Kate Castelli 2014