Sandra Fernandez

Artist’s books Soy de Aquí y Soy de Allá ( Iam from here and I am from there) Artist’s Book: Etching, silkscreen, relief, photography, collage, & thread drawings. sizes: Container, 5.5″ in diameter x 8″ H. Folded book, 6” x 8.5” x 1.5”.  Open book, 36”x 24”. For many years, after immigrating to the US, having

Artist’s books Hernandez vs TX-1954 5″1/4 x 7″ x 5″1/22014Wood, cyanotypes, paper, found objects In 1954 the Supreme Court ruled that Hispanics have equal protection under the 14th Amendment, enabling Hispanics to legally combat discrimination. In the collection of The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C., Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research

Artist’s books LovEuetes 4 inches in diameter Edition 10/102011Etching, handmade paper, thread, etched copper. Inspired by the Kamasutra, my Loveuetes are simple, delicate, and playful renderings that celebrate sexual explorations. In private collections PREVIOUS NEXT

Artist’s books A beginning and an end (Un comienzo y un final) 2009 Paper, ink, thread, waxed linen a milagro (charm), silk thread. Book closed: 2.5″ x 2.5″ book open: 12″ x 9″ edition 6/6 This book was created during the onset of post-divorce life. It carries a message about children and how they are

Artist’s books Nestler 16″ x 13″ x1.5″2008Japanese & handmade papers, red willow twigs, silk and cotton thread, text from an old family record of births and deaths. Crochet, hand stitching, machine sewing, embroidery. Nestler talks about the young souls that inhabit what used to be called “limbo”. The text comes from and old record keeping

Artist’s books SOUVENIRS 5”1/4 x 7” x 5“1/22008Wood, Vandykes, text from 16th century Spanish writings on the Americas, various handmade and Japanese papers, inkjet photographs, antique crocheted application, waxed linen thread, red willow twigs, leather, and silk threads. This book talks about overcoming struggles. The images of scars represent hardships of all kinds: from pain

Artist’s books GERMINATION 15″ x 17″ x 6″2008Paper, waxed linen thread, silk and cotton thread, raffia, pages from an old book, cinnamon stick, dowels, and wire. Hand stitching, machine sewing, crochet. Germination is a work about fertilization and reproduction. It was created after going through a hysterectomy, a surgery that inevitably brought up strong and

Artist’s books A Container for Andrea’s Umbilical Cord 3″ x 3″ ½ diameter1996-98 Coiled wax linen, cyanotypes, thread, milagros, ribbons, mung beans, cinnamon, secret message. PREVIOUS NEXT

Artist’s books Requiem for my Grandfather: Leonardo J. Muñoz. 9″ x 8″ x 3″ ½1992-1996Ortho film, negatives, Cyanotypes and Vandykes, for printing, paper, wood. In a private collection PREVIOUS NEXT