Jenny Kim ~Illinois

Extraordinarily Imperfect: Book One
By Jenny Kim
Chicago, Illinois: Jenny Kim, 2007. Edition of 22.

7.25 x 9 x 1.75"; 32 pages. Linoleum prints and text on polymer plates printed on handmade paper (from wheat straw and abaca fibers) on a Vandercook press. Text digitally set in Prehistoric Pen. Text block sewn onto packed raised cords that are laced onto particle board covers.

Linocuts and text tell a sad "he" plus "she" story: Boy pleases girl to get girl; Girl is pleased only when boy pleases girl; Girl loses boy.
$450

Extraordinarily Imperfect: Book Two
By Jenny Kim
Chicago, Illinois: 2007. Edition of 22.

9 x 7.25 x 1.75"; 30 pages. Linoleum prints and text on polymer plates printed on handmade paper (from wheat straw and abaca fibers) on a Vandercook press. Text digitally set in Prehistoric Pen. Text block sewn onto packed raised cords that are laced onto particle board covers.

Story of personal freedom told with linocuts and text.
$450