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PRAIRIE: Reflections from the Tallgrass Landscape<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

New book by Barbara Korbel, available through Sherwin Beach Press<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Conceived by Barbara Korbel<\/a> during a residency at the Ragdale Foundation and realized over a period of three years, PRAIRIE: Reflections from the Tallgrass Landscape<\/em> is an unapologetic love letter to an overlooked tallgrass landscape. Beginning with a musing about the glacial movement that created the topography, the book is a collection of poems, prose, journal entries, and other ponderings that explore the soil, root systems, plant life, destruction, and restoration of the tall grass landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Front<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Two maps, a song chart of select birds, a packet of seeds from prairie plants, and four samples of natural dyes from an oak savanna are also included in the book. Four deluxe copies include nine handmade paper samples made by Andrea Peterson<\/a> using plant materials collected from the author\u2019s pocket prairie and Peterson\u2019s farm.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book acknowledges the prairie\u2019s first inhabitants who nurtured the land and lived well upon it, and to those who now work to eradicate invasive species, plant native grasses, and restore prairie habitats. PRAIRIE<\/em> will be of interest to readers who understand the quiet beauty of the Midwest and other similar glaciated areas of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PRAIRIE<\/em> was written by Barbara Korbel and designed and letterpress printed by Martha Chiplis<\/a> with polymer plates from Boxcar Press<\/a>. Forty copies were printed in Goudy Old Style on BK text made by Andrea Peterson. The completed book was sewn and bound into a hard case by the author using Dubletta book cloth on the covers and pastedowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copies 5 \u2013 40 are enclosed in a slipcase made of BK cover and are offered at $500. Deluxe copies numbered 1 \u2013 4 are presented in a drop spine box and are offered at $800 per copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026.  44 pages   6.25\u201d x 8.75\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although this book is not for sale is our online shop, we did bring copies to the Manhattan Rare Book & Fine Press Fair in May 2026<\/a> and to the Codex X Book Art Fair in February 2026<\/a>. We do have some copies we can sell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact us<\/a> with inquiries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copies may also be purchased directly from the author. See her webpage about the book<\/a> and contact her via her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There will be an exhibit of new textile and written work by Barbara Korbel in Plymouth, Indiana, June 5 – July 19<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbara Korbel,<\/strong> a native Chicagoan, had a 35-year career as Head of Book Conservation at the Art Institute of Chicago and as Collections Conservator at the Newberry Library. She continues her employment at the Newberry in a part-time position.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She received her BA from Rosary College at Dominican University and MA from Northern Illinois University and has taught bookbinding classes and workshops at a variety of venues including Columbia College, Haystack School of Craft, Hollander\u2019s School of Bookbinding, Paper & Book Intensive, Penland School of Craft, and the Newberry Library.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Korbel is the recipient of artist residencies at the Ragdale Foundation and was visiting artist at the Ox-Bow School of Art. Her bindings have been exhibited internationally and can be found in several private and university collections across the country. She spends her retirement weaving, observing and writing about the natural world. Her most recent endeavor, <\/em>PRAIRIE, was completed in January 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More at <\/em>barbarakorbel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PRAIRIE: Reflections from the Tallgrass Landscape New book by Barbara Korbel, available through Sherwin Beach Press Conceived by Barbara Korbel during a residency at the Ragdale Foundation and realized over a period of three years, PRAIRIE: Reflections from the Tallgrass Landscape is an unapologetic love letter to an overlooked tallgrass landscape. Beginning with a musing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":612,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-598","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nPRAIRIE - Barbara Korbel (fine press book)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Written, sewn, and bound by Barbara Korbel. 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