A Seed Takes Root
(Nature Book for Kids)
$55.46
- Hardcover
72 pages
- Release Date
12 September 2023
Summary
“An ‘artist’s book’ in the best sense of that term, with the touch of the artist who created it palpable everywhere in its pages.” —Leonard S. Marcus
“Conveys a materiality that leaps off the printed page” — Galerie Magazine
A Seed Takes Root: A True Story, by acclaimed artist Michele Oka Doner, is an homage to the natural world and to one very special banyan tree in particular.
A Seed Takes Root describes a decades-long relationship between …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798986640648 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Michele Oka Doner |
| Publisher: | TRA Publishing |
| Imprint: | TRA Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 72 |
| Release Date: | 12 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 680g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 216mm x 285mm |
| Audience Age: | 6 |
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Critics Review
“This book will certainly plant loving seeds in young souls, who will want to have an intimate relationship with trees, just like the artist. The publication’s carefully crafted splendor will make it a true treasure in their lives.” – –Suzanne Ramljak, Chief Curator, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
The work of Michele Oka Doner has always displayed an otherworldly connection and deep affection for nature… Her latest release… once again proves her unique ability to conjure something that can touch many people in a powerful way. An art book, a poem, a children’s story, an environmental statement, and more, this delightful volume can be enjoyed in many aspects and by readers of all ages…conveying a materiality that leaps off the printed page. – Jacqueline Terrebonne * Galerie Magazine *
“This is a special book for daydreamers. It tells a personal yet also universal tale–a story about growing up that has deep roots in the natural connection young people feel with the myriad life forms they find all around them. It is an artist’s book’ in the best sense of that term, with the touch of the artist who created it palpable everywhere in its pages.” – Leonard S. Marcus
Michele Oka Doner
Michele Oka Doner
Michele Oka Doner is an internationally renowned artist whose artistic production encompasses sculpture, prints, drawings, furniture, jewelry, public art, functional objects, video, costume and set design, and artist’s books. She is well known for such permanent art installations as Flight at Reagan International Airport, Radiant Site at the Herald Square 34th Street Subway Station, and A Walk on the Beach, the mile-and-a-quarter-long bronze terrazzo concourse at Miami International Airport.
Oka Doner’s work is found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, the Victoria & Albert Museum, and the art museums at Yale, Harvard, and the University of Michigan, where she received her BSD and MFA art degrees and was recently awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts.
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