The Shaw Festival Garden
By Carol Schwartzott
Niagara Falls, N.Y.: Lilliput Press, [1993]. [Edition of 500].

2.8 x 2.8" accordion-fold flutter book. 24 unnumbered pages including paste downs, 8 of these (4 pairs of 2 pages each) have a rectangular cutout window that provides a frame for images made from artist's original drawings. Printed offset. Floral wraps with glitter accents and paper title label on spine. In matching paper slipcase. Book design and binding by Carol Schwartzott. Signed and numbered by the artist.

Carol Schwartzott: "The first miniature books I made were very small, one-of-a-kind pieces that I wish I still had ... They were very textural, with layers of gossamer papers, interesting images and sewing. A very good friend who was a gardener for the Shaw Festival Theatre in Canada saw them and suggested I come up with an idea for a little book about the Shaw grounds."

"The Shaw Festival Garden" miniature begins with a quote from Christopher Newton, Artistic Director, and ends with one from Ingrid Riedke, Head Gardener.
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