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Wild Goose Chase Artist's Book by Heather Doyle-Maier

$2,000.00

This piece was selected for our 2026 Fore Edge Fair online artist book sale. If you're interested in keeping up with acquisitions opportunities through our Fore Edge initiative, sign up for the Fore Edge newsletter here.

If placing an online order is not possible for your organization, please send a purchase order to aschiferl@mnbookarts.org and we will hold your items and follow up with an invoice. We request payment within 30 days of receipt.

“Wild Goose Chase examines a complex and layered relationship between women and food and control. Narratives inside the book relate memories of eating and family and home, and familiar foods are reflected on delicate pink triangles in a “wild goose chase” quilt pattern laid out on a field of a fancy lace pattern. Amongst this loveliness and nostalgia, however, pages are stitched in tight lines and loaded with steel corset bones and ball bearings, and a long list of familiar “tips” for weight control are inscribed on the back side. When closed, the accordion-style book is held tight together with corset bindings which must be reckoned with before opening the book or viewing its contents.” - Heather Doyle-Maier

6” x 9” x 1.375”

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

This piece was selected for our 2026 Fore Edge Fair online artist book sale. If you're interested in keeping up with acquisitions opportunities through our Fore Edge initiative, sign up for the Fore Edge newsletter here.

If placing an online order is not possible for your organization, please send a purchase order to aschiferl@mnbookarts.org and we will hold your items and follow up with an invoice. We request payment within 30 days of receipt.

“Wild Goose Chase examines a complex and layered relationship between women and food and control. Narratives inside the book relate memories of eating and family and home, and familiar foods are reflected on delicate pink triangles in a “wild goose chase” quilt pattern laid out on a field of a fancy lace pattern. Amongst this loveliness and nostalgia, however, pages are stitched in tight lines and loaded with steel corset bones and ball bearings, and a long list of familiar “tips” for weight control are inscribed on the back side. When closed, the accordion-style book is held tight together with corset bindings which must be reckoned with before opening the book or viewing its contents.” - Heather Doyle-Maier

6” x 9” x 1.375”

*Consignment item. Not eligible for 10% membership discount. All consignment purchases are final and non-refundable once shipped.

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Heather Doyle-Maier (she/her) is a book artist who uses fabric, thread, paper and text to create unique, small-edition, and installation artist’s books. Inspired by both traditional and contemporary book structures, Heather explores the intersection of form and content while examining themes of domesticity, motherhood and femininity. Heather’s award-winning work has been exhibited locally, regionally and nationally and is held in university and private collections; she also teaches workshops on creative bookmaking and on supporting the creative process. Heather lives and works in Denver, Colorado.
https://www.heatherdoylemaier.com/