A limited-edition artist book by Tricia Treacy where sound from audio reel-to-reel tapes was translated onto the page. The text, written by the artist was transcribed after listening to hours of family audio recordings, is letterpress printed from hand-set Helvetica type. The recordings were sent to her father and mother’s father after they immigrated from Ireland to America, as general communication. The book is encased in a black wrap-around hand-made portfolio case. What more to say was created at Pointed Press studio in Swarthmore, PA and completed in December 2009.
It was included The Assignment, a national book arts show in Portland in January 2010 + received an honorable mention prize. In March 2011, it received the juror’s prize in a national book arts exhibition at The Art Center in Corvallis, OR.
9 x 8.25 inches; 54 pgs; drawing, letterpress, artist book.