Story Book

Story Book

Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951

MH_013

2001

Elaborate tableaux consists of large hollow basswood Story Book, carved with Celtic braid motif, pyrography; hinged, with cord and button closure.
Contains album of photos and texts which describe all aspects of the making of the Story Book. The base of Baltic birch plywood with walnut frame is carved and textured to resemble damask weave. Carved and bleached maple "fabric" on base holds the following: carved basswood book resembles a dictionary; surmounted by carved cherry book, smaller carved and pyrographed maple "notebook" with pencil, large carved and textured walnut volume entitled "Omnibus" and a pair of smaller matching carved maple volumes in carved slipcases, one of which is hollow and contains a hand-made guest book signed by attendees at exhibits of the piece.

16 x 24 x 22 inches

Wood sculpture, American

Carving (Decorative arts)

Women and the decorative arts

Women artists--United States

Art woodwork

Books in art

Braid in art

Textile fabrics in art

David Holzapfel, photographer of process and contributors and collaborator on the project.

Donna Cunningham, created hand made guestbook and the album contained in the "Story Book"

Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY.
Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951-

Studio Wood Art

2001

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Permanent collection Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY.

-"Cabinets of Curiosities" a book published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name, organized by the Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA and The Furniture Society, Asheville, NC. 2003
LC Control #: 20003104792 ISBN 0-9729943-0-0 (Casebound)
Photos pp. 84-85, plate 10. Description pp. 114-115.

-"Turning to Art in Wood: A Creative Journey" a publication celebrating 25 years of the Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2012. Figure 1. p. 12.

-Museum of Arts & Design "Arts & Design Views, Fall 2004" p. 8.

Item MH_297 an essay written by Michelle Holzapfel for this exhibition catalogue.

MH_310 Artist’s Statement/Inventory for Solo Show “Full Circle” 2004

wood, paper

-2001 for "Cabinets of Curiosity" exhibit at the Wood Turning Center (now Center for Art in Wood), Philadelphia, PA. see full list below.

Exhibition Schedule including all pieces:
-Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA. May-June 2003.
-Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA. Sept.-Dec. 2003-Feb. 2004.
-Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX. Apr.-May 2004.
-Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA. Sept.-Oct. 2004.
-Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI. Nov. 2004-Jan. 2005.
-Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska. Oct-Nov. 2005.
-Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, Dec. 2005-March, 2006.
-The Society for contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, April-July 2006

2003 sold to permanent collection of the Museum of Art and Design (former American Craft Museum) NY, NY.

2004 Solo Show “Full Circle” at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, VT

The Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY.
Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951-