Winter Journal
Judith Margolis
A found and altered book
The pages of an old volume of essays by Addison and Steele, (published 1874) each page with a rectangular textblock, are painted, collaged, and sewn with silk threads and glass beads.
Making a stream-of-consciousness narrative. The applied collage and paint allow some fragments of the original text to show through, juxtaposing the hundred-year-old text with contemporary cultural references. Each page also functions as an individual small-scale abstract work of art.
The book was exhibited internationally for ten years until the disintegration of the fragile antique book presented a lesson in vulnerability and aging, and was retired from being handled. I never finished altering all the pages.
- Copies: 1
- Pages: 300
- Type of binding: Hard Cover
- Dimensions (cm): 8X18
- Type of printing: Hand Made
- Place of publication: Ithaca, New York
- Book photography: Leafing: Yair Meyuhas & Shiraz Grinbaum
Judith Margolis is an Israel-based American essayist and artist who makes paintings, drawings, artist's books, and multi-media collages. Much of her work explores tensions between consciousness, feminism, and religious ritual tradition. Since 2000, Margolis has been the Art Editor of Nashim: The Journal of Jewish Women's Studies and Gender Issues, published by Indiana University Press. She is the Creative Director of Bright Idea Books, which produces limited edition and unique artist's books. She lives and works in Jerusalem.
