Artists’ Books Unshelved (Online) – First Saturday – 2025

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Artist Talk & Film Debut: Storytime with Mare Blocker

Accordion-style artist book with colorful, cut-paper illustrations depicting marine life and underwater scenes, displayed against a bright blue background.

Mare Blocker (Seattle), Let The Water Hold You, 2025, Repurposed papers, painted and stitched, 12"h x 24"w, Courtesy of Mare Blocker, photo by Laura Zander

Mare Blocker (Seattle, WA), Mermaid Rodeo, 2000 and Salt Pier (detail) in background. Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection, photo by Laura Zander.

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Sculptural Artist’s Books Workshop with Mare Blocker

Mare Blocker (Seattle), Hell’s Carousel: The Merry-Go-Round of Bad Behavior, 1999 Cloth-covered custom clamshell cover with flame design in relief; accordion with signatures, piano hinge binding, hidden flame design on the ‘spine’; wood closure topped with a flag; cloth covered boards with collaged title; gouache and ink, hand-cut, closed 6.375”w x 9”h x 1”d; open 13”dia, unique, Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection, photo by Laura Zander

Mare Blocker (Seattle), The Ultimate Self-Help Book, 2001 Mixed media, hand painted, and hand lettered, open 16.125”h x 21.5”w x 2.5”d, Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection, photo by Laura Zander

Mare Blocker (Seattle), Let The Water Hold You, 2025, Repurposed papers, painted and stitched, 12"h x 24"w, Courtesy of Mare Blocker, photo by Laura Zander

Mare Blocker (Seattle, WA), Mermaid Rodeo, 2000 and Salt Pier (detail) in background. Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection, photo by Laura Zander.

Thanks to our 2025 Exhibition Sponsors

DogEar: Saint Rita’s Amazing Traveling Bookstore & Textual Apothecary

Crossing the Line: The Passport Reimagined | Artist Panel Part Two

Shana Agid, Forgeries, 2024, letterpress and relief print, mixed media, 4.8”h x 3.5”w, Edition variable, unlimited potential printings as needed, for getting from one place to another, Commissioned by Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection

Ben Blount, Passportal, 2024, wood type and polymer plates letterpress printed, 3.5”w x 5”h closed, 14”w x 5”h open, Edition of 10, Commissioned by Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection

Sandra C. Fernandez, Pass [puertos], A Journey Inscribed, 2024, screenprint, chine collé, thread drawings, wood, paper, leather, thread, a milagro, 4.75”w x 6.87”h x 1”d closed, 21”w x 25”h open, Edition of 6, Commissioned by Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection

Mare Blocker, Hippocampus Hippocampus, 2024, mixed media, (watercolor, typewriter, hand lettering, stamping, papercuts), drum leaf dos-a-dos binding, 4”w x 6”h x 2”d, Unique, Commissioned by Cynthia Sears Artists’ Books Collection