A Few of Your Favorite Things—For Roma Megherian Bartel
2018
Victorian die-cut ephemera, pencil, book cutting, Italian letter c. 1880
7.625 x 9.625 inches

For Noah Megherian Bartel: Neither the Western Point of View (Perspective), Nor the Concept of Zero (Arab) Negate the Existence of God
1995
nineteenth-century steel engraving bookplates, sanded paint on page from “Book of Origins” series, pencil, gold leaf, watercolor, acrylic and tempera on Italian letter (c. 1880), mounted on bookplate
21 x 16.75 inches

Medusa's Statues
1989
cutout bookplates, linoleum, gouache, moose mane, plastered-wall wood, and pencil on manila envelopes, over Italian document (c. 1880) over thrice-painted boat canvas, mounted on Arches, mounted on Masonite in constructed wood frame
24.5 x 35.75 inches

Alfred Watching A Fellini Flick
1987
sanded collage, LP sleeve, Orchid, sealing wax book engravings, wooden blinds, string, Plaka, watercolor, wax, ball bearing, on rag-paper, mounted on Masonite
24.75 x 18 inches

The Burning of Providence Station
1987
sanded collage, burlap, wood, sealing wax, book engravings, string, watercolor, ink, wax, cracked-paint boat-tarp, Italian letter c. 1980, marbled paper, mounted on rag paper, mounted on Masonite
24.75 x 18 inches

Cypress
1987
sanded collage, book canvas, wood, sealing wax, book engravings, string, watercolor, ink, wax, antique manila envelope, enamel-painted fence wire, Italian letter c. 1980, marbled paper, Victorian marbles, mounted on rag paper, mounted on Masonite
25 x 19 inches

Gravity Ring
1987
watercolor, pencil, book cutouts, book cloth, string, cat whiskers, wax, on page from a Florentine book (“Book of Kings” c. 1900)
17.75 x 13.75 inches

Lure for Consciousness
1987
flower petals, cloth, marbleized paper, sealing was, bookplates, bookbinding cloth, watercolor, acrylic and gouache on Italian letter (c. 1880), mounted on handmade rag-paper bookplate
21 x 16.75 inches

Trilogy of Falls
1987
sanded collage, marbleized paper, cloth, sealing was, bookplates, bookbinding cloth, string, wood blinds, watercolor, gouache, Italian letter (c. 1880), mounted on handmade rag-paper bookplate
21 x 16.75 inches

Divine Consequence
1987
sanded collage, pencil-embossed paper, flowers, Eucalyptus leaf, sealing wax, bookplates, book engravings, string, carbon paper transfer, watercolor, Italian letter (c. 1880), mounted on handmade rag-paper bookplate
21 x 16.75 inches

Meteor Thresher
1987
sanded collage, rose petal, sealing wax, bookplates, string, carbon paper transfer, marbled paper, watercolor, gouache, pencil, Moose mane, mounted on handmade rag-paper bookplate
21 x 16.75 inches

Weights, Pendulum Lyre & Pendulum Bob
1987
sanded collage, book cloth, sealing wax, bookplates, book engravings, marbled paper, string, watercolor, pencil, mounted on handmade rag-paper bookplate
21 x 16.75 inches

Day Dream (Lighter Than Air)
1987
sanded collage, leaves, bookplates, antique photograph, book engravings, antique wallpaper, gold leaf, string, gouache, carbon paper transfer, watercolor, pencil, mounted on handmade rag-paper bookplate
16.75 x 21 inches

A David (Death of Marat)
1987
marbled paper, burlap, book engravings, pencil, gold leaf, pencil, Elmer's Glue, on book cover

A David (Death of Marat) [verso]
1987
postcard cutout from L' Annunziazione (The Annunciation), pencil, gold leaf, pencil, Elmer's Glue, on book cover

Treading Water
1986
cutout bookplates, reverse side of wallpaper remnant, gouache, watercolor, sealing wax, three-ring binder protectors, cat whiskers and pencil on back of page from a Florentine book (Book of Kings c. 1900)
17.75 x 13.75 inches

Nocturne No. VI: Serpent and Pandora
1986
carbon copy transfer, book cutouts, Elmer’s glue on “Odd Fellows Union” yearbook page
11.5 x 13.5 inches

Nocturne No. V: Firmamental Separation
1986
carbon copy transfer, book engraving, pencil, Elmer’s glue and book cutouts on “Odd Fellows Union” yearbook page
11.5 x 13.5 inches

Nocturne No. IV: Cutting Teeth
1986
carbon copy transfer, book cutouts, Elmer’s glue on “Odd Fellows Union” yearbook page
13.5 x 11.5 inches

Nocturne No. III: Hibernation of a Dream
1986
carbon copy transfer, book cutouts, marbled paper, Elmer’s glue on “Odd Fellows Union” yearbook page
11.5 x 13.5 inches

Nocturne No. II: Ascent of the Harvest Moon
1986
carbon copy transfer, book cutouts, marbled paper, Elmer’s glue on “Odd Fellows Union” yearbook page
11.5 x 13.5 inches

Nocturne No I. Gravity Shift
1986
carbon copy transfer, book cutouts, marbled paper, Elmer’s glue on “Odd Fellows Union” yearbook page
11.5 x 13.5 inches

Stargaze (For Cesare)
1986
pencil-embossed paper, marbled paper, gouache, watercolor, pencil on handmade rag-paper bookplate
21 x 16.75 inches

The Meeting Place
1985
cutout bookplates, reverse side of photograph with gelatin silver print transfer, marbleized paper, wax, gouache, Moose mane, book engraving, Elmer’s glue, and pencil on an end page from a Florentine book (“Book of Kings” c. 1900)
13.25 x 15 inches

Wormwood
1985
cutout bookplates, reverse side of bookplate, marbleized paper, wax, Italian letter remnant (c. 1880), rose petal, gouache, Elmer’s glue, and pencil on an end page from a Florentine book (“Book of Kings” c. 1900)
17.75 x 13.75 inches

Moving Field Stones (for Jack Massey)
1985
carbon paper transfer, gouache, pencil, Presstype, Italian letter remnant (c. 1880), book cutouts, tintype, photo corners and snakeskin on an end page from a Florentine book (“Book of Kings” c. 1900)
17.75 x 13.75 inches

Broken Wing (How to Remember Stars)
1985
postcard, cutout book engraving, reverse side of photograph with gelatin silver print transfer, marbleized paper, wax, carbon paper transfer, gouache, Elmer’s glue, and pencil on page from a Florentine book (“Book of Kings” c. 1900)
17.75 x 13.75 inches