By Alice Austin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Alice Austin, 2024. Edition of 30.
2.25" x 2.85" x 12" (open). Map fold structure. Hand-cut linoleum images. Printed on Mohawk text weight paper on a Vandercook SP- 15. Housed in archival box. Signed and numbered by the artist.
Alice Austin has created a visual delight with “Beach Finds.” There are five map folds in an alternating accordion pattern. Stretching out the map folds reveal hidden colorful images of beach treasures: limpet shells, fossil rocks, seaweed, bird skull, and feathers.