Nature Paints (2008). 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 inches. (Silpcase measures 3 1/4 by 2 3/4 inches.)

The text is a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Nature paints the best part of a picture…" The book has hand written/calligraphed text with 4 double spread illustrations sewn onto the text pages. The paintings were made by Donna when she was backpacking in the Northern Yosemite region. The paper was made by . Full leather bradle binding with leather onlay imagery of a mountain and lake landscape scene. The endpapers are re-drawn and hand-colored topo maps of the region where the paintings were made. The title is stamped in gold on the cover. Clamshell box. 1 of 2 copies. $395.

Peter and Donna Thomas

Since 1976 Peter and Donna Thomas have worked collaboratively and individually, making paper, letterpress printing and book binding, to create books. Under the previous imprint of The Good Book Press, and the current imprint, Peter and Donna Thomas: Santa Cruz, their books have been shown in individual and group exhibitions in the USA and abroad, and have been purchased for collections around the world.