Torn Textiles
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A torn corrugated cardboard box sparked this triad of torn textiles. I
thought they might be "war torn" since they look like countries, but that
seemed a...
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WEB ARCHIVE
PANDORA, Australia’s Web Archive, an initiative of the National Library of Australia, has selected this site for preservation. To learn more about PANDORA, click on the logo.
Welcome to Moth Woman Press
MWP publications include our first book, 'There was once...The collected fairy tales', and the 'Tall Tales' series of unique artist books. Among our limited edition zines are: 'A Short Book about Long Hair', 'Material Girls', 'The Moth Woman Vigilantes', 'The Little Black Hair Book', 'Poker Faces', 'The Moth Woman Vigilantes UNMASKED' and 'The Moth Women Vigilantes ROGUES GALLERY'. MWP artist books and zines can be found in the collections of the National Library of Australia, the State Library of Victoria, the State Library of Queensland, the National Gallery of Australia, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield, UK, the Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY, Winsor & Newton Australia and the Baillieu Library at Melbourne University.
About Me
- Deborah Klein
- I am a visual artist who makes paintings, prints and drawings. In 2009 I founded Moth Woman Press, through which I publish my artists’ books and zines. Born and bred in Melbourne, I now call Ballarat in the Victorian Central Highlands home. I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land, the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung People, and pay my respects to their respective Elders, past, present and emerging.
VERTICAL CONCERTINA BOOKS
One-of-a-kind artist books, ink and acrylic paint, cloth bound, 80 x 15 cm open). From the 'Tall Tales' series of vertical concertina books, 2013. Left and second from left: collection of the artist, centre: collection State Library of Queensland, right: collection State Library of Victoria. To view other books in the series, click on the image.
MOTH WOMAN PRESS BOOKS AND ZINES
MWP zines in the permanent collection of the National Library of Australia. Click on the image to see a wider selection of MWP limited edition books and zines.
There was once ...The collected fairy tales
(Click on image to see excerpts as a slideshow on Flickr.) Turn the pages of this little book and discover other worlds, where mysterious women disguised in moth masks appear under cover of darkness, and equally elusive women display wondrous hair ornaments decorated with disconcertingly life-like insects. The girl imprisoned in a tower along with her unruly long hair is no Rapunzel, nor is the resourceful young woman saddled with a wicked step parent another Cinderella - they are prepared to rescue themselves if necessary. Beware of the 'stings in the tales' of the moth who looked like a wasp, the pessimistic trapdoor spider and the true story of the girl who wanted to paint. Two cautionary tales reveal the fates of the lazy girl and the boy who tormented animals and insects. There is all of this, and more. Illustrated with a selection of the author's prints, paintings and drawings.
Exhibition archive: Tall Tales at Hand Held Gallery
An exhibition of one-of-a-kind artist's books and miniature paintings. The exhibition ran from 13 June - 6 July 2013.
'behind beauty's masks - works by Deborah Klein': an article by Inga Walton
Originally published in 'etchings', volume 10, published by Ilura Press, Melbourne, 2012. Click on image to read the complete article.
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