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I've lived a rather nomadic lifestyle and although I now consider the Desert Southwest my home, the wandering days are not over; drawing helps me explore the world. My media is pen and ink. To me, it's all about detail and process. Drawing helps me to understand the human condition, to impose my own sort of order on chaos. Although I am not personally religious, I'm interested in religious and cultural beliefs, customs, rituals, artifacts, icons, symbols, architecture, and the ways in which religion and culture affect each other. I'm drawn to the odd, the quirky, the esoteric; to the grace and flow of textiles and garments on the human form; to the emotional and psychic elements of the human condition, as well as to the physical. My formal training is in technical drawing which, when it isn't an overt element, is a heavy influence in my work.

Handsewn Art Books


Finders Keepers
A Handbound Book
3" x 4"
Catherine L Mommsen
2011
Layered cover, bead closure, 12 pocket pages


Finders Keepers
A Handbound Book
3" x 4"
Catherine L Mommsen
2011
Layered cover, bead closure, 12 pocket pages
Ancient Evenings
In Private Collection
Miniature Book
1-1/2" x 2"
Mixed Media, handmade glass paper
Catherine L Mommsen
2011

Ancient Evenings
In Private Collection
Miniature Book
1-1/2" x 2"
Mixed Media, handmade glass paper
Catherine L Mommsen
2011

Ancient Evenings - Inside
In Private Collection
Miniature Book
1-1/2" x 2"
Mixed Media, handmade glass paper
Catherine L Mommsen
2011


Book of Hearts
In Private Collection
Miniature Book
1-1/2" x 2"
Mixed Media, handmade glass paper
Catherine L Mommsen
2011

Time Matters
In Private Collection
Miniature Book
1-1/2" x 2"
Mixed Media, handmade glass paper
Catherine L Mommsen
2011


Time Matters - Inside
In Private Collection
Miniature Handsewn Book
1.5" x 2"
Catherine L. Mommsen
2011

Knots
In Private Collection
Miniature Book
1" x 1"
Mixed media:  Paper, ink, acrylic
Catherine L. Mommsen
2011


1714
In Private Collection
A Miniature Book
1" x 1"
Paper, acrylic, ink, gold leaf
Catherine L Mommsen
2011

 
Sealed
In Private Collection
Miniature Book
1-1/2" x 2"
Mixed Media, handmade glass paper
Catherine L Mommsen
2011


Paper Samples
Handmade Art Book
In Private Collection
3.5" x 5"
Samples of some of my favorite handmade papers.
Catherine L. Mommsen
2011


SAM
In Private Collection
3" x 5" Art Book
Cover:  Ink on Clayboard
Catherine L Mommsen
2009



ORVA
In Private Collection
3X5 Art Book
Cover:  Ink on Clayboard with beaded rosette
Catherine L Mommsen
2011


ALF
In Private Collection
5" x 7" Art Book
Cover:  Ink on Clayboard
Catherine L. Mommsen
2009


FEZ
In Private Collection
2.5" x 3.5" Art Book
Cover:  Ink on Yupo
Catherine L Mommsen
2010


Middle Kingdom
In Private Collection
2.5" x 3.5"
Cover:  Ink on Clayboard
Catherine L Mommsen
2010

1 comment:

  1. Lynda HowellsSeptember 24, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    just found your blog..love your drawings and now here your gorgeous books. just love your workxxlynda
    http://tryingtocreatearteveryday.blogspot.com
    and
    http://chocolatelifeandjazz.blogspot.com

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