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.

Sekhmet's Casket

A votive offering of personal archaeology, Sekhmet's Casket includes objects of memory; talismans, amulets, and fetish intimations; vestigial fragments; oblations and immolations. Miniature books, maps, "newspaper clippings," and descriptive cards provide additional context for this supplication to Egypt's lion-headed goddess.
Papyrus, paper, silk, inks and acrylics, sand, semi-precious gems, herbs and essential oils, repurposed antique wooden writing case.
8 x 10.5 x 4 inches; 20.5 x 26.5 x 10 centimeters. Created 2015.