 Amidst Trees By Linda Gammell St. Paul, Minnesota: Linda Gammell, 2016. Edition of 10 + 1 Artist Proof. Closed portfolio 10.625 x 5.652" with band closure and paper title label on cover. Two accordion fold books and an essay Amidst Trees laid in: Boreal Forest, November with 6 photographic panels and Boreal Forest, May with 5 photographic panels. Photographs printed digitally with archival inks from film negatives on Hahnemühle 305# gsm fine art paper. Text letterpress printed. Signed and numbered by the artist. Prospectus: "The artist has photographed the boreal forests of northern Minnesota for more than a decade. In this portfolio Amidst Trees she draws on her love of Japanese screens and the seasonal cycles by creating two photographic accordion-fold books, Boreal Forest, November and Borreal Forest, May. Voices from the literary world - lines from poems by Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Dante, Paul Gruchow, Wendell Berry, and Jane Kenyon - expand thoughts about trees. A personal essay about the artist's connection to trees and forests is included in the portfolio."
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