Cyanotype on paper - a creative response to objects and marks found in books at the Bodleian Library.

A cyanotype using a pressed flower found within the pages of John Gerard, The Herbal or Generall Historie of Plantes (London, 1633), Douce G subt. 10, page 1155.

Book Marks - A capsule collection celebrating examples of accidental marks in Bodleian books. Some of these marks have been reinterpreted by artist Alice Fox, who has taken these marks as a catalyst for new works exploring mark-making and the materiality of books.

• Size 55 x 210mm
• Paper bookmark
• Created by Alice Fox
• Printed in Oxfordshire UK
• Made exclusively for Bodleian Libraries

Alice Fox is a Yorkshire based artist whose work explores found objects, gathered materials and natural processes. She brings together different materials to form tactile surfaces and structures. Following a first career in nature conservation, Alice studied Contemporary Surface Design and Textiles at Bradford School of Art (2011), followed by an MA in Creative Practice at Leeds Arts University (2019).