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Suzanne Glémot
Ramène-Moi (Bring Me Back)

Media: Natural indigo dip-dye progression on handmade Chancery; wooden boards, linen thread

Artist Statement:
I am from a small coastal village situated on the northern shores of Brittany, in France. Images of the sea are frequently present in my mind as I produce work through a variety of time-intensive practices — typically bookbinding, natural dyeing, and artist bookwork. Rendered in natural indigo, "Ramène-Moi" is a meditation on the color blue as a substitute for the ebbing tides of the coastline I hold dear, an attempt to capture a fascination with both a color and a place.

Biography

Suzanne Glémot is a book artist who first encountered papermaking while studying at the University of Iowa Center for the Book. Between a lot of bookbinding and letterpress printing, she also experimented with applications of natural dyes onto handmade papers and has been using these materials in her book projects ever since. Originally from France, Suzanne holds an MA in Library and Information Science and an MFA in the Book Arts. She currently lives and works in Iowa City, Iowa.