Bookwalter, Denise: Sylvan Secrets volume 2 Sylvan Secrets volume uses imagery and additional text from the original artists' book Sylvan Secrets.
Sylvan Secrets is a deep dive into the imposed order of naming and cataloging of the natural world and a glimpse into what we can discover within that enforced order. Inspired by Hough’s Encyclopaedia of American Woods by Romeyn Hough, the pages depict the microscopic innards of trees drawn from the wood specimens in the original book. Hough’s book is a catalog of wood veneers collected by Hough himself over nearly forty years and produced in fourteen volumes generally divided by geographic locations. The species are represented by three wood veneer cross sections, scientific names, and common names. Each volume contains twenty-five different species. Volume five, the volume of North Florida trees, is the main inspiration for the book. en., screenprint, spiral bound half circular book, 34p, 8.25 x 4.25 inch, Ed. of 50, num., sign., Tallahassee, 2023 Request of availability backnext