John Muir's exquisite words describing his long love affair with nature was the initial draw for me in creating this book. I had the piano scroll for a while...liking the fact that it could morph into a book easily. The idea for the finished piece came to me in a dream/awake state one night about 2 am. I like the synchronism of Muir repeating the words "song and singing" with function of the player piano music sheet making a perfect connection between the two. Engineering a way to roll the scroll back into the box by incorporating more antique elements with the glass knobs and brass rod completed the book.
Medium/Materials Used: Antique player-piano music with original box. Calligraphy done with a Timothy Leigh handmade pen and Ziller North Wind White waterproof ink. Decorative handmade paper from Italy. Antique glass knobs and threaded brass rod.
