Sara Parkel is a book artist and printmaker. Her work is included in several public and private collections from the Walker Art Center Library in Minneapolis to the National Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others. She has worked professionally as a letterpress printer and bookbinder and has taught classes in bookbinding, book arts, and letterpress printing. She is the proprietor of Filter Press and is one of the founding group members of Booklyn Artists’s Alliance.
About my work:
As an artist, I draw inspiration from environmental issues, global culture, and politics and use a variety of printmaking techniques—letterpress, relief printmaking, collotype, monoprint, lithography, as well as drawing and collage. My Midwestern roots inform my work, which focuses on my appreciation for nature and straightforward design. My goal is simple––the seamless balance of materials, structure, and content. Using printmaking and artist books as a means to convey my ideas is important. It allows me to work on multiple levels simultaneously (sculptural, sequential, and visual), while creating a personal experience for the viewer.
––S.Parkel
Press Name: Filter Press
In Collection:
Bibliothèque Nationale de Luxembourg
ElevenFlorida Atlantic University (FAU), The Jaffe Book Arts Collection
Hybrid LandHarvard University Art Museums
ElevenIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Hybrid LandLibrary of Congress (LoC)
ElevenMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Libraries
Hybrid LandNew York University (NYU)
ElevenSmith College, Mortimer Rare Book Room
ElevenStaatliche Museen zu Berlin, Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Kunstbibliothek
ElevenThe New York Public Library (NYPL)
ElevenThe University of Chicago Library
ElevenUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
Hybrid LandUniversity of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning (DAAP) Library
The SlapdownUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
ElevenUniversity of Nevada, Reno
ElevenWellesley College, Davis Museum and Cultural Center
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