Autofiction

Artist books/abstractions of autobiography

Esther S White, I Thought I Knew, 2017

ESW, I Thought I Knew, 2017, artist book: gelatin plate monotypes, sumigashi marbled paper, exposed western binding with styrene covers, 44 pages, 8”x10”

Esther S White, Mama: do you like it?, 2017

ESW, Mama: do you like it?, 2017, artist book: gelatin plate monotypes from paper collages made by the artist’s 2-year- old son at daycare, coptic binding, 16 pages, 10”x13”

ESW, When Dirty Laundry Becomes Your Horizon, 2017

ESW, When dirty laundry becomes your horizon, 2017, drum leaf book with wrapped paper cover, collagraph monoprints, 12 pages, 8”x2.5”

ESW, *Clothes that are too small or no longer needed (toddler jeans)*, 2017, three x-books in a paper slipcase, gelatin plate monotypes, 4.75”x5.75”x.75”; exhibited at 2017 Editions/Artists’ Books Fair in NYC

ESW, We are mad, 2017; accordion book with pop-outs, watercolor, gouache, found papers, silkscreen. — ESW, *We are mad*, 2017; accordion book with pop-outs, watercolor, gouache, found papers, silkscreen,6”x8.75” (closed), 6”x32” (open)

ESW, Ephemera (His & Mine), 2017; set of two books, drum leaf binding, found papers, 4.25″x5.5″
Covers are from the family calendar
His contains: worksheets, coloring pages, finger paintings, collage
Mine contains: receipts, physical therapy handouts, studio trash

ESW, Mama Hands, 2017; drum leaf binding, photocollagraph monotypes made from my son’s drawing ‘mama hands’, 4″x8″