Madelyn Garrett
South Jordan, Utah

Madelyn Garrett is an artist, art historian, former rare book curator, and book conservator. She is most interested in the historical book and her work often references the books and book forms of the past. Madelyn's books are exhibited throughout the US. Recent exhibitions include One Book, Many Interpretations (2011, Chicago Public Library;) and Invitational Book Arts Exhibition (2011, ViVO Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.) Her books have been collected by numerous institutions, including the Maryland Institute College of Art, University of California Los Angeles Library, The Art Collection of the State of Utah, and the United States Library of Congress.

The Dream of Perpetual Motion, 2012

The Dream of Perpetual Motion, a modern steampunk classic, is based upon Shakespeare's final play The Tempest. The dreamlike sequences of the novel are reflected in the book design, which merges references to an Arcadian past with a coldly mechanical alternative, a retro-future world. All pages artificially aged with inks; added front and back pages; binding of distressed copper-leafed boards with inset brass-leafed edging secured with brass nails. Front and back windows glazed with mica.

Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 1.75 inches, 23 x 16.5 x 4.5 centimeters

Copper-leafed boards; brass-leafed edging with brass nails; windows glazed with mica; water-soluble and alcohol inks.