From the delicate new growth that emerges in springtime to jewel-toned fall foliage to winter's brown husks, leaves unfurl, mature and wither in a life cycle that evokes our own. But a tree's leaves and the protective pods that cradle its seeds not only serve as metaphors for our lives: they actually sustain us. Each leaf plays an essential role, gathering nutrients for the tree and producing oxygen for the planet. Josie Iselin celebrates the diversity and beauty of these transitory objects with lushly detailed portraits of ...
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From the delicate new growth that emerges in springtime to jewel-toned fall foliage to winter's brown husks, leaves unfurl, mature and wither in a life cycle that evokes our own. But a tree's leaves and the protective pods that cradle its seeds not only serve as metaphors for our lives: they actually sustain us. Each leaf plays an essential role, gathering nutrients for the tree and producing oxygen for the planet. Josie Iselin celebrates the diversity and beauty of these transitory objects with lushly detailed portraits of foliage she has gathered. As in her previous book, Beach Stones, Iselin arranges natural objects into striking images, which she produces on a flatbed scanner. In her introduction and captions, nature writer Mary Ellen Hannibal thoughtfully examines leaves and pods in all their variety, explaining why they look as they do and their essential role in supporting life on earth.
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Iselin, Josie. New in New jacket. Book. 12mo. First edition. Squared 12mo. Cloth binding, 143 pp. Illustrated throughout in color. New in new dustjacket.
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New in New jacket. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. New York: Abrams, 2006. First Edition. 12mo. Hard cover, 138 pp. Color photographs throughout. "Both a photographic art book and a botanical guide, this compact volume reveals the splendor, complexity, and function of some of the most common objects in our natural world. In 100 photographic scans of delicate new growth, jewel-toned fall foliage, and brown winter husks, Josie Iselin celebrates a tree's leaves and the protective pods that cradle its seeds as transitory objects of beauty, as metaphors for our lives, and as sustenance. Nature writer Mary Ellen Hannibal thoughtfully comments on these leaves and pods in all their variety, explaining why they look as they do and their essential role in supporting life on earth." A new book in a new dust jacket, protected with a mylar cover.
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