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