{"product_id":"pecanins-yani-walter-nicolas-handmade-baptism-invitation-card-signed-1985","title":"Pecanins, Yani - Walter Nicolás: Handmade Baptism Invitation Card (Signed) (1985)","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eYani Pecanins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWalter Nicolás: Handmade Baptism Invitation Card.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMexico City: Yani Pecanins, 1985.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFolding card assemblage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eClosed: 5 13\/16\" x 5 13\/16\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMinor edgewear and creasing. Green paper square featuring a print of a dog. Small tipped-in envelope has some minor toning and foxing. A paper bird has lost part of a wing and has minor creasing. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScarce folding card assemblage by Yani Pecanins made in 1985 as an invitation to her godson's baptism. Covers marbled, presumably by hand, with tipped-in green paper square featuring a print of a dog. When opened, a red string becomes taut and displays small inserted figures of a boat, a bird, children, etc. The back \"wall\" has a collage of tipped-in colored stamps and a small envelope with name stamp to back which contains a hand-written folded paper note by Pecanins with red thread attached paper red tag bearing a rubber-stamp of a comb. The \"floor\" has a tipped-in glassine bag sealed with string and a plastic shell bearing a rubber-stamp of a mouse which contains two coins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eA handmade assemblage invitation, likely made in an extremely small quantity, for the baptism of Yani Pecanins' godson Walter Nicolás. Not pristine, but quite beautiful and Pecanins' care and thoughtfulness shines brightly. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYani Pecanins and Gabriel Macotela co-founded Cocina Ediciones Mimeograficas, a Mexican publisher of artists' books, in the late 1970s. They also co-founded El Archivero, a bookstore gallery in Mexico City. Pecanins and Macotela are both pivotal figures in Mexican artists' books.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fenrick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48222193385697,"sku":null,"price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/3787\/4867\/files\/IMG_5195_a1b1c65b-f64b-4369-89f4-1be5173f6aa5.jpg?v=1776542472","url":"https:\/\/fenrickbooks.com\/products\/pecanins-yani-walter-nicolas-handmade-baptism-invitation-card-signed-1985","provider":"Fenrick Books LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}