Karen McAlister Shimoda
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My Book Arts include small hand-made accordion or fan books
and altered vintage books in various formations.

Many of these books have been acquired by the special collections of
college and university libraries and booksellers in North America. 

(Scroll over an image for information about its title and collector.)
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"Cloud Cover," in Smith College rare book collection, Northampton, MA
"Lichen Quilt," in Smith College rare book collection, Northampton, MA
"Distant Hills," in private collection
"Crevasse," in private collection
"Weed Patch," in UC Irvine Library, Irvine, CA
"Nests," in private collection
"The Internal Veil," in Special Collections Library, University of Denver, CO
"The Night Sea," in Special Collections Library, University of Denver, CO
"Fragile Memory" - in Special Collections Library, University of Denver, Colorado
"Bride and Bridled" - in The Bowes Art & Architecture Library at Stanford University, California
"Photographic Memory" - in The Bowes Art & Architecture Library at Stanford University, California
"Deliverance" - in The Bowes Art & Architecture Library of Stanford University, California
"The Rabbit Hole" - in the Special Collections at the Doheny Memorial Library of the University of Southern California, CA
"Universal Absolution" - in the Special Collections at the Doheny Memorial Library of the University of Southern California, CA
"Magical Realism" - Available
"Accretion" - Available
Spines - Inside Views
Spines - Outside Views
Cube I - General Zoology
Cube II - General Zoology

ALL IMAGES ©KAREN MCALISTER SHIMODA