{"id":6293,"date":"2013-07-29T01:00:07","date_gmt":"2013-07-29T05:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=6293"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:20:53","slug":"book-artist-of-the-month-ellen-knudson-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/29\/book-artist-of-the-month-ellen-knudson-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Artist of the Month: Ellen Knudson"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Subject\/Verb\/Object<\/em><\/a> grew from frustration and anger towards art criticism and other academic writings, which largely incorporates language to control its audience and exclude outsiders. In 2012,\u00a0Ellen Knudson of Crooked Letter Press<\/a> created this word game, with no beginning, no end and no way to win. The turning, fitting and order of words can cause clarification or confusion. Using simplistic language forces the reader to attempt a visual organization of the things we cannot put in order: our desires.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The volvelle is made of three layers bound with a metal brad and measures at 12″ in diameter. The book was letterpress printed in an edition of 85 on a Vandercook Universal I from a combination of handset metal type and photopolymer plates. Murillo paper was used to created the volvelle, interior sleeve and belly band which is held together with a set of metal grommets; the exterior sleeve is covered in Iris coffee bookcloth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This artist book can be purchased from 23 Sandy Gallery<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Subject\/Verb\/Object grew from frustration and anger towards art criticism and other academic writings, which largely incorporates language to control its audience and exclude outsiders. In 2012,\u00a0Ellen Knudson of Crooked Letter Press created this word game, with no beginning, no end and no way to win. 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