Collected Works

RE:Making – A Documentation of Work by Angela Lorenz
Edited by Judith Tolnick Champa with Jae Jennifer Rossman

2023
Edition of 2,000 copies
8.5″ x 11″
Published by the jenny-press

90. VeneTron

2023
Edition of 30 copies (deluxe version); edition of 50 copies (economical version)
Portfolio closed: 17 ¾” x 12 ¾” x ½”; portfolio open 17 ¾” x 26”; stencils, maps, and indexes 17” x 11”; acrylic zipped envelope 19” x 12 ½”

89. WeaVermeer: III Cheers IV Meer, an Homage to Computational Art History 

2022
Edition of 14 copies
9” x 14” x 2.5” closed; 72.5” x 14” open

88. Not Funny-money Taken – Instant Clean Money Machine

2021
Edition of 100 copies
3 ⅛” x 5 ¼” x ½” magic wallet closed; 6 ¼” x 5 ¼” magic wallet open

87. Bagno Book – All for Alum, or, Artifacts That Tell the Story of Religious Tolerance and Enslavement to Fuel Medici Trade Aspirations in the Mediterranean Basin, with Ghosting

2021
Edition of 61 copies
6.5” x 8 ¾” x 1” closed; 13” x 8 ¾” open

86. Seeding & Weeding – L. o. G. Construction Set 

2020
Edition of 7 copies
Cloth case: 21” x 22.5”; box: 10” x 10” x 4.5”; book: 6” x 10”

85. Enlisting Whitman – A Pro Memoria Game for Emerson and Whitman 

2019
Edition of 100 copies
Ditty bag: 11” x 17”; book 5” x 6 ⅞”; each stack of cards 3” x 3” x 2”

84. Carbon Atom: Homage to Primo Levi’s “Periodic Table” (1975)

2019
Edition of 45 copies
9 ⅝” x 11 ¾” closed; 18 ½” x 11 ¾” open

83. Era of Lira

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2018
Edition of 53 copies
9” x 12 ½” x ¼”

82. Salumi Sample

2017
Edition of 25 copies
8 1/4” x 10” x 1/2”

81. Palate Palette – Ancient Pops of Wisdom

2017
Edition of 7 copies
10 1/4” x 7” x 6 3/8”

80. Editioned Grave – Elizabeth Boott Duveneck in the Words of Henry James

Lizi inside 3

2017
Edition of 41 copies
4 1/2” x 6 1/4” x 6/8”  book closed; 30” x 6” book accordion-fold extended

79. r.ed engender.ed – A Conical Chronicle

r.ed engender.ed

2016
Edition of 300 copies
8 1/4” x 11 3/4” x 3/4”  book; 9 1/2” x 11” x  1/2” sculpture, arms outstretched

For additional information and resources for this project, visit: redmonde.wordpress.com

78. Bologna (Salumi) Sample

Salumi Sample

2014
Unique edition
8 1/4” x 10”

77. Reliquary Toothpick Dispenser with J.C. Contact Relic

jc reliquary

2014
Edition of 33 copies
3.25″ x 2.75″ x 1″

76. Balzaculator – La Comedie Humaine as a Binary System for Balzacolytes

BalzaculatorCover 2
BalzaculatorColorCode
BalzaculatorLucienpage

2013
Edition of 33 copies
9″ x 6.25″ x 1.5″

75. Victorious Secret – Entertaining Notions of Elite Ideals for Women, 300AD

Victorious Secret peacock
Victorious Secret fan text

2013
Edition of 41 copies
3.5″ x 9″ closed

Victorious Secret – Entertaining Notions of Elite Ideals for Women, 300AD

18_Dartmouth installation 2

2012 – 2013
Mosaic installation in three triptychs
Triptych 1: 68″w x 68″h; Triptych 2: 74″w x 64″h; Triptych 3: 96″w x 64″h

For additional information and resources for this project, visit: sharethevictorioussecret.wordpress.com

74. Lear Reel

LUX_5099

2013
Edition of 22 copies
10″ x 10″ x 0.5″

73. Hue Sample – A Random Selection of Deceased Caucasian Males, Roughly Formatted in Clerihews 

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clerihews

2013
Edition of 48 copies
5″ x 3.5″ closed

72. The Mansion of Thought – Making Knowledge Visual in Three Dimensions, East and West

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front cover Mansion of Thought

2012
Edition of 2,000 copies
7.5″ x 7.5″ closed; 31″ x 15″ fully extended

71. More Dicky Birds or Cockney Rhyming Words

dicky birds cover

2012
Edition of 2,000 copies
4.45″ x 7″ closed; 38″ x 7″ fully extended

70. The Elusive Cockney Family

family cover

2012
Edition of 2,000 copies
4.45″ x 7″ closed; 38″ x 7″ fully extended

69. Wordscapes/Parolaesaggi

Angela Lorenz - Edward Lear detail

2012
Edition of 18 copies
16.5″ x 19.5″ open; 20″ x 3.5″ diameter tube

68. Lambe Latin: Tales of a Mantua Maker and Her Brother, from the South Sea Co. to the Merchant of Venice (A Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb)

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LUX_5148

2012
Edition of 12 copies
14″ x 14″ closed, as briefcase; 20″ x 58″ open, as straightjacket

67. Nearly Nonsense

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66. Su Shi Boat to the Red Cliffs – Part I, Part II of Chibi Fu, 1082

Copy work of Angela Lorenz work.
Copy work of Angela Lorenz work.

Bologna, Italy 2011
Edition of 20 copies
5” x 5” tray; 6” x 2” sushi boat; 1” x 1 ¼” diameter scrolls closed; 1” x 36” scrolls open; 6” x 2”oars/chopsticks/cinnamon stick closed; 6” x 8”oars/chopsticks/cinnamon stick opened

65. On Seats of Learning – Carmen Less Misérable Making El Figaro Cigars – Light Verse Magazines Vol. V

Copy work of Angela Lorenz work.
Copy work of Angela Lorenz work.

Bologna, Italy 2011
Edition of 30 copies
6 ½” x 1” diameter cigar closed; 11” x 10” cigar open; 6 ½” x 3” x 2” box

64.Maxims by the Yard – Some in Meter : Spools of Knowledge Vol. III

ribbon books 2

Bologna, Italy 2010
Edition of 100 copies
Diameter 5″; ¾ “x 144” fully extended

63. CAGE – 4 Notes in 33 Variations – Light Verse Magazines Vol. IV

Copy work of Angela Lorenz work.

Bologna, Italy 2010
Edition of 33 copies
3 ½”x 2” x 1 ¾” music box; 2 ¾” x 2 3/8”x 2” box

62. Sunday Stone – Light Verse Magazines Vol. III

Copy work of Angela Lorenz work.

Bologna 2009-2010
Edition of 30 copies
2”x 2 ½”x 2” book closed; 160”x 2 ½“x 2” book open; 2 7/8” x 3 ¾” x 2” box

61. Deconstructing the Pyramids in Nummulitic Limestone – Light Verse Magazines Vol. II

Copy work of Angela Lorenz work.

Bologna, Italy, 2008
Edition of 30 copies
2”x 3” x ½” closed; 2”x 38” open; 2 7/8” x 3 ¾” x 2” box

60. Columbarium

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Bologna, Italy 2007
Unique edition
6” x 8” x 1”

59. A Novel History

Copy work of Angela Lorenz work.

Skowhegan, ME and Andover, MA 2007
Unique edition
2 ½”x 4 1/4”x 12”  drawer; 2”x 4” cards

58. Ornamental Deciduous Tree: Scratch’n’Sniff Not Included – Light Verse Magazines Vol. I

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Bologna, Italy 2007
Edition of 30 copies
7.5” x  .75” test tube; 6” x  .5”  book closed; 6” x  .5” x  4”  book open; 2” x 2” x 2” stand; 2” x  2.2” x  8.5”  crate

57. The Fettered Lettered

20 Bellagio
D9DT7707

Bologna, Italy 2007
Edition of 19 copies
7”  x  7” x .75″  book closed

56. Sir Thomas’more or Utopia Impaled: A Memento Mori More’s’mores as Metaphor for More’s Mores and More’s Mors, in Morus

Sir Thomas'more 1
sir thomas smore

Bologna, Italy and Skowhegan, Maine 2007
Edition of 26 copies
Book closed 2.25”  x  2.25”; Book opened  2.25”  x  14”; Full-sized graham cracker 2.25”x4.75”; Slate pencil 5”; Marshmallow  1” x 1.2” diameter; paper box  5.5” x 3.5” x 6.25”

55. Bacon’s Bits of Broken Knowledge (with Ornamenta Rationalia)

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Bologna, Italy and Skowhegan, Maine 2007
Edition of 22 copies
6”  x  2” diameter jar; 1.5”  x  3”  (maximum) plastic bits

54. T.S.E. T.S.E. – The Bite of the Anti-Semite (Opinion Catcher)

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Bologna, Italy and Skowhegan, Maine 2007
Unique edition
2” x .75” diameter (cylinder); 2” x  24” opened; 3” x  4” box with message paper

Creating with Abandon- Tactile Edition

3C16C902-8984-4C1A-AC99-DAACD58FBB9D
50BDC6ED-FE3B-4D50-A307-937C5FE35B01
762510A3-F98E-442B-8A37-5F523F82EB3D
A991A10D-258C-4E68-B99C-EBCA0AFBEF43

Bologna, Italy 2006
Edition of 100 copies
11.5” x 12” x .75”

Creating with Abandon- Trade Edition

96265AB7-B1B9-4F49-B044-C1E42A80A30E

Bologna, Italy 2006
Edition of 2500 copies
8.5” x 11” x .25”

53. Life, Life Eternal Life: Uncle Wiggily Meets The Pilgrim’s Progress

Booklets
D9DT7794
D9DT7821

Bologna, Italy 2006
Edition of 17 copies
15.5” x 13” x 3.75” (in its case); 9’9” x 10.5” x 2” fully extended

52. The Art of Cooking up Friendships – A Tribute to Julia Child
Bologna, Italy 2005
Unique Edition
6” x 8”

51. Maxims by the Yard – Some in Meter : Spools of Knowledge Vol. II

AA85F6EB-3705-45EB-A51A-AA8E4C136643

Bologna, Italy 2005
Edition of 100 copies
Diameter 5″; ¾ “x 144” fully extended

50. The Strength of Denham – Sir John Denham Jeans and Imitation Denhams

The Strength of Denham - Sir John Denham Jeans and Imitation Denhams, 2004, color pencil on mulberry paper, machine stitched, letterpress label, 16 x 42 inches
Jeans with pencils (1)

Bologna, Italy 2004
Edition of 54 copies
3.5″ x 4.2″x .3″, 3.5″x 219″ fully extended

49. Maxims by the Yard – Some in Meter: Spools of Knowledge Vol. I

AA85F6EB-3705-45EB-A51A-AA8E4C136643

Bologna, Italy 2003
Edition of 100 copies
Diameter 5″, ¾ “x 144” fully extended

48. The Theater of Nature or Curiosity Filled the Cabinet – Trade Edition

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D7BA11AA-DFFE-4E96-9E88-84384B491EB2
DC284A40-7025-48F5-B938-9E9E2A3D3068

Boston, MA 2002
Edition of 5000 copies
11.3″x11.3″; 26″x11.3″x24″ displayed upright

47. The Theater of Nature or Curiosity Filled the Cabinet – Magic Lantern Edition

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74520D6A-2053-4D14-9D23-6B3B5D5B431A
51809741-F098-4322-9B79-DEA4DBD8A150

Bologna, Italy, 2000
Edition of 10 copies
11.3″x11.3″; 26″x11.3″x24″ displayed upright

46. The Theater of Nature or Curiosity Filled the Cabinet

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Theater of Nature 2

Bologna, Italy, 1999
Edition of 7 copies
11.3″x11.3″; 26″x11.3″x24″ displayed upright

45. Soap Story

soap story

Bologna, Italy, 1999
Edition of 200 copies
6.2″x4.7″x1″ box, 5.7″x4″ book; approximately 1.5″x1.5″x1.5″ each soap cube

44. Artificial Hills

2FEB3935-D21C-43AA-8861-ED39EE4E69FC
CC055630-5228-43AB-BCB4-8A5319573CBA
DE447B94-B8BC-4B20-A01D-1E141C1D89DC

Bologna, Italy, 1998
Edition of 20 copies
7.4″x5.7″; 87.2″ fully extended

43. The Nomad’s Chair

2115E4D9-604E-446B-851D-FD5A836B0FD3
9AD25650-310B-47E9-8D1F-D7186602DB5D

Bologna, Italy, 1998
Edition of 12 copies
8.6″x8.7″x1.9″ box

42. Sewing Notions #4

41. Sewing Notions #3

40. Binding Ties

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Bologna, Italy, 1997
Edition of 30 copies plus A-L lettered series for non-commercial use
5.1″x16.2″x1″ box; 20.9″x13.1″ opened book

39. Where’s The Button?

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A882BC39-1A2C-4FEC-96C6-61619F71128F
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Bologna, Italy, 1997
Edition of 9 copies
Box: 7″ x 11″ (17.8c x 28c); Book closed: 6.5″ x 9.75″ (16.5c x 24.8c); Book open: 13.5″ x 9.75″ (34.3c x 24.8c)

38. Sewing Notions #2

37. Sewing Notions #1

Bound to Make Books

504C68FE-E410-436B-AA06-99C9BAF0F9CA
8EBD10D2-0869-48A5-905F-FE6300F47A96

Bologna, Italy 1994
Edition of 500 copies
8.5” x 8.7” x .5”

36. Better If Used Before

23563A86-FEF4-4F4B-BDCE-25A86681E2A9
79A37E9C-1B99-4CC3-B29A-BC2B4C6CAD8C

Bologna, Italy, 1994
Edition of 3000 copies
6″ x 10″ in its case

35. The Hat’s Up to You

628D18E6-9F36-4FEA-9A4D-63EC48AD19CA
E3F2DADA-75AC-4256-A938-7026D6813E5B
C39D4ACF-98C3-479F-97DD-156CE0A70836
9B1F2C04-FB3B-4547-94A5-1E7B1108BE0B

Bologna, Italy, 1994
Edition of 18 copies
170″ x 14″ fully extended

34. Riddle

Riddle - open
NS8P5796
NS8P5800

1994 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 21copies
Box closed: 8.5″ x 10.5″ x 2.25″ (21.6c x 26.6c x 5.7c); Box open: 18.75″ x 10.5″ x 2.25″ (47.6c x 26.6c x 5.7c); Book: 6.5″ x 5.25″ (16.5c x 13.3c)

33. An Eye for an Eye

5CC51E92-E27A-401A-91C0-729A2F4BE50B
CE1F94E3-FE58-486F-A206-B8A8FC1E316A

Bologna, Italy 1994
Edition of 20 copies
1.6″ box diameter; 3.1″x3.1″ opened

32. Chewing Tzu – The Rumination Book

A35A06BB-9646-4726-A115-C10907CB2695

1993 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 50 copies
2.9″x0.8″x0.4″

31. Urban Traces

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3A0E5AC7-ED78-4884-86F3-3A37CFA7B869
15297D1D-8EEB-4981-A501-6147EDC010BA

Bologna, Italy 1993,
Edition of 20 copies
9″x11.1″; 68.3″ fully extended

30. Paper Plates – She’s a Dish 

AB683350-D178-4E25-B855-833EC8219A61
462A4860-2DBE-4102-BC21-E88B4E829F82
971AB6E4-1142-41B2-B31E-A6C28F370107

1993 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 24 copies
14″x14″x1.2″ box; 10.5″ plate diameter

29. Noticing Death 

6856CF80-0326-43C3-918E-08C728793B5D
D8E2EFCF-1BBF-4C49-8E4E-4B6AE30F9E6D
DA4ED2DC-8B09-4863-AF49-FA44D9B03772
7FCEA316-6A02-4983-8FA5-E0BF89772C99

1993 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 20 copies
14.1″x10″

28. Lay Text

7E8FFBDA-33B5-450C-81C2-2927BA6A413E
0CE170C4-B1AF-4330-9E6D-CFA8C6482871

1993 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 40 copies
5.46″x16.2″ book; 7″x16″ in bag

27. The Logical Way to Become an Artist

08F80390-6AAF-4073-9F12-F123553936B2
60DCA0C4-A8F2-4BEE-A816-E86060A33F88

1992 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 500 copies
7″ x 4.75″ (17.5c x 12c)

26. Pandora’s Hieroglyphic Primer

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0737A2C8-5EC3-428E-9E99-6449806B5E3D
DFC93FBB-2E5D-46F4-B1F5-D8D18A8DAED8

1992 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 45 copies
6″ x 10″ in its case

25. Pandora’s Book

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1992 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 15 copies
8.8″x5.4″x8.2″ box; 24.4″x7.8″ opened page

24. Bologna Sample

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5516508D-5EAA-41C2-8487-B797F8F76B70
46DF4286-79D8-4C73-B07F-0B24B68017F2

1992 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 50 copies
8.9″x10.5″; 40″ opened; 33″ each page opened

23. Wax Promises

44F09E33-9FE0-475B-8941-A1FBC83C5B7A
A4B96D00-F930-48B2-950C-FEE8FA9AE497

1991 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 50 copies
2.2″x2.9″; 3.5″ with cord

22. Instant Transfers

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1991 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 8 copies
7″ x 10″ in its case

21. Picture Book

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F9DB1EA1-627D-420A-8383-7E4D0D9984A7
FD0B9DA4-F263-4381-BE72-AA8AEE74193B

1991 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 12 copies
5.25″ x 4″ (13.3c x 10.16c)

20. Red Ages

CCBCD65F-8E2D-4BC9-AA18-441083A4A317
248BE854-71CB-4570-A6F1-E0B57A795F48

1991 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 150 copies
Book closed: 3.5″ x 3.5″ (9c x 9c); Book open: 54.25″ x 3.5″ (138c x 9c)

19. Red Empire

9027D7E7-D29B-4E72-9A81-C336B8482817
8863C819-F10C-4A84-8F64-D55188122255

1990 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 39 copies
Book closed: 2.87″ x 2.5″ (7.3c x 6.35c); Book open: 21″ x 2.5″ (53.34c x 6.35c)

18. Librex Solaris

Librex Solaris 1edit

1990 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 24 copies
2″ x 3″ (5c x 7.5c)

17. Dis cover Italian Monuments

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E806B363-F089-48AC-80DF-3B5B8A04331D

1989 Bologna, Italy
Edition of 3,000 copies
Book closed: 3″ x 4″ (7.62cc x 10.16cc); Book open: 34.5″ x 4″ (87.6cc x 10.16cc)

JUVENILIA

Items 1 – 16 do not appear with complete cataloging information here as they constitute undergraduate works and early pieces predating the annual cycle of book production established when I moved to Bologna in September, 1989. Click here for further information regarding some of these early works.

16. The Nosey Book
Boston, MA,1989
Unique Edition
8″ x 12″ x 2,5″ closed

15. The Needle Book
Boston, MA,1989
Edition of 3 copies
2″ x 4″ closed

14. Red Dawn to Dusk
Siderno (RC), Italy, 1988
Unique Edition
6″ x 8″

13. Pat the Bunny 40 Years Later,
A Book for Adults
Manchester, MA,1988
Unique Edition
8 ” x 12″ x 4″ closed

12. The No-bake Cake Book
Manchester, MA,1988
Unique Edition
8″ x 10″ x 4″ closed

11. L’Abito Non Fa Il Monaco (or You Can’t Judge a Book by Its Cover)
Manchester, MA,1988
Unique Edition
8″ x 10″ closed

10. Peru

1B6B5B4E-FB8D-4B3B-966F-2BDDA528F7BB

Manchester, MA,1988
Edition of 15 copies
1″ x 2″ in its box

9. Bolivia

C5CFE243-D5F8-47FD-B1B0-8ADCD92067ED
80E9EA34-9D8B-4885-A52C-5C57E7CC20E4

Manchester, MA,1988
Unique Edition
6″ x 10″ closed

8. Mappa Mundi
Providence, RI, 1987
Edition of 4 copies
9.5″ x 10.87″ (24c x 27.5c)

7. Wetatonmi
Providence, RI, 1987
Edition of 4 copies
6″ x 16″ closed

6. Rags Make Paper

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62EE6B5C-F969-4AE6-BB43-7B5001473F2F
39420EA7-DBE7-4955-8B4E-56A517E0EA5E

Providence, RI, 1987
Edition of 4 copies
8″ x 10″ closed; 10″ x 36″ fully extended

5. Greetings from Palermo
Providence, RI, 1986
Edition of 20 copies
4″ x 6″

4. Plastic

E776F76A-4C1C-4892-86EC-3A2B5CDA701E
16FE6153-F47F-42CA-8119-AA989DE1B1E6

Providence, RI, 1986
Edition of 20 copies
6″ x 8″ closed

3. Entropy
Providence, RI, 1986
Performance book in ice which dissolves
8″ x 10″ x 1″ each of the four pages

2. Sleep Peacefully
Manchester, MA, 1983
Edition of 3 copies

1. History of Technology
Andover, MA,1982
Unique Edition
12″ x 144″ fully extended