Helga Hobday, Canada
And No Birds Sang
French style binding in full Nigerian goatskin, with onlays, blind tooling, leather hinges, multi-tiered silk headbands, and doublure and flyleaf covered in Japanese paper.
Reliure de style français en chèvre nigérienne pleine peau, avec mosaïques appliquées, estampage à froid, charnières en cuir, tranchefiles en soie à plusieurs niveaux, ainsi que doublure et garde volante couvertes en papier japonais.
22 x 14.5 x 3 cm
2006
Fine Binding / Reliure d'art
Artist's Statement:
I was inspired by the celebrated Canadian author’s account of his wartime experiences in Italy. The stark design of the dust jacket of the book, showing the devastation of the landscape, influenced my own interpretation.