Mirror Image Press
the artists' studio of
Veda M. Rives and Meda R. Rives
Fine Art Printing, Handmade Paper, and Book Arts
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BookEnviron: Garden Archway
part of a series of large viewer interactive environments exploring the theme of spaces set aside for contemplation 
created specifically for the Gallery 510 Installation: Decatur, Illinois, August 1st - September 1st, 2003

overall view from
east side of gallery:
Garden Arch Lilies on left
Garden Arch Waves on right
upper level of
Garden Archway
 
looking up from the center
toward Garden Arch Waves
looking up from the center
toward Garden Arch Lilies 
a viewer interactive installation comprised of:  Garden Arch Lilies (left) and Garden Arch Waves (right)
Handmade paper: abaca fiber, yarn, string, wood, tea leaves, hair, sawdust, milkweed silks & seeds

close up from the exterior of
Garden Arch Waves
 
lower levels of
Garden Arch Waves
 
lower levels of
Garden Arch Lilies 
 
overall view from
northeast side of gallery:
Garden Arch Lilies on left
Garden Arch Waves on right
Installation size:  height=10 feet x width=12 feet x depth=10 feet overall

collaborative BookEnvirons
A BookEnviron is an artist's book that by concept and scale creates an immersion experience for the viewer who enters and explores the space that is shaped by the book.
The works for which we coined the term “BookEnviron” grew out of a brainstorming session that raised the question, 
“Wouldn't it be wonderful to create a book that is large enough to walk into?”

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