Grave to cradle

Artist

Batsel, Hannah

Date

• 2021

Publisher

Chicago, Illinois: [Hannah Batsel]

Summary

• COLOPHON: "This book was printed as part of an In Cahoots residency in Petaluma, CA, in October of 2019. It was assembled in Chicago, IL, in February of 2021."
• Trifold book cover which when opened displays the wingspan of a moth screenprinted on cloth.
• "Inspired by real-life bagworms, insects that construct different cocoons based on the materials available in their environments, and an actual cemetery in Petaluma, CA, 'Grave to Cradle' is a short magical realism story about insects that synthesize not only physical objects found on graves (flowers, ribbons, cacti) but also the memories and emotions of the deceased into dense, crowded cocoons. The lives of a murderer, a young girl, and a married couple are woven into cradles that give new life to the bagworm moths that emerge from them"--Artist's statement, Vamp & Tramp Booksellers website (accessed April 28, 2021).
• Signed by the artist.
• Number: 15/35.