Ancient Seas is a book that is inspired by the fossil record from back in geologic time when the west was covered by a shallow ocean. It features the ancient fish and creatures from that time. Given our currrent dry climate, it is exciting to see fossilized evidence of ocean waves on the beaches leaving their imprint on the land. The book is highly tactile, with fibrous hand made papers, and cover and interior pages of hand pounded and shaped bark fiber. These materials carry the feeling of water on land through the laser cut images and drawings deeply etched into the fiber of the paper.
This one of a kind book is in the collection of the Bainbridge Museum of Art, Cynthia Sears collection
