The Quilt as Art: Rags to Riches, Works and Words By Laurie Swim -a Signed Copy ( Art Quilt Publishing, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia ) by Swim, Laurie (signed); Introduction By Mary Pratt - 2007

Nova Scotia: Lunenburg, NS: Art Quilt Publishing, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2007. ----------hardcover, about 10.5w x 8.25h inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, signed without inscription by Laurie Swim, 96 pages, colour images throughout, ,---"Laurie Swims Art Quilts have been amazing those who look on them for over thirty years. She juxtaposes fibres, some common, some exotic, to create works of art that move viewers profoundly. Rags to Riches: The Quilt as Art is like taking a walk with the artist through a twelve-year retrospective of her life and times. In her third book, Laurie Swim tells the stories behind the creation of her pictorial quilts. She discusses how she achieves the works, what they mean to her and what inspires her"---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo.//T SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. Signed (see description). First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Laurie Swim . 10.5w x 8.25h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.