Hobbs looks at the five main sources of her art: blackface Americana
collecting visual and textual details of what is often overlooked or seemingly insignificant
illustrated in color and b/w / 1970s paintings by this completely-forgotten artist (Google also offers Takahata Masaru as a possible translation of his name)
An Evocation of Matthias Stimmberg is a Borgesian account of an Austrian writer who despises both the world he lives in and the work he himself has produced
introduction by Elizabeth Alexander / ISBN 9781452161143 / 192-page hard cover
Discovering the Folklore of Plants - Margaret Baker Yumi Sakugawa Hobbs looks at the fiveDiscovering the Folklore of Plants Margaret Baker ISBN 9780747801788 168 page paperback, 4. 5 x 6. 95 inches, published by Shire Publications. *** To primitive man the whisper and movement of leaves and the silent unfolding of flowers were proofs of life and power, and their regeneration was a promise of nature's continuity. Cures, magic, divination and portents were all connected with the rich variety of available plant life, especially in verdant