Album, 1997. A photographic record of milestones in an artist's life. Tetra-tetra flexagon, offset printed. $25.

Amor en el Techo (Love on the Ceiling), 2000. A true story, more or less, about a disastrous encounter between the artist and a pair of love-struck scorpions. A single stitch holds two 16-page text sections, two album pages and the wrap-around cover. Spanish translation is by Steve Warren. 3¾"H x 4½"W. Open Edition. $15.

Book Dynamics!
Ed Hutchins turns, twists, & topples tradition

Part autobiography, part book description, and part behind-the-scenes intrigue, Book Dynamics! presents detailed information on 38 handmade books, along with colorful production photos, commentary, and a dash of gossip.

6"H x 9"W, 96 pages, 184 color photos
Essays by William J. Dane, Bertha Rogers, and C.J. Grossman.
Designed by Joe Freedman and edited by Joan Alden.
Embossed cloth-over-board covers with dust jacket, Smythe sewn. $25.

ChromoStew, 2009  32 panels mix, combine, connect, and simmer into a sizzling, sweeping swirl of hues. Lay out the cards in any order, then mix up the cards and deal yourself a new batch of ChromoStew. 2 1/2” square.  Folding case. Open edition. $15.

Do Sit Down, 1991. Practical advice for the perpetual worry-wort cascades from the seat of a miniature chair. Photocopied in two colors, the text unfolds from inside a painted, museum board chair. Packaged in plastic box. 3 ¾"H x 2"W.30 copies. $350.

El taco de ojo (Easy on the Eye), 2000. A cardboard taco shell is stuffed with seven filling-shaped foamy pages with silk-screened text panels that carry sayings about food, hunger, and desire in Spanish on one side and English on the other. 3 ¾"H x 6"W. Custom crafted box. 48 copies. $225.

Emil's Garden, 1991. A guided tour through bas-relief landscapes of exotic foliage inhabited by untamed creatures. Eight painted papier-mâché panels cast from original wood carvings are backed with bookcloth. Gocco printed text. Lamp chain binding. 3"H x 4 ¾"W. 12 copies. $740.

Flights of Fancy, 2002. Brings pages to life with dramatic dangling illustrations that swing into action when the book opened. The 6 ½" square concertina structure extends over three feet and employs more than 60 stencils to create the text, borders and fanciful creatures. The message is a call to soar above obstacles that limit the human spirit. Custom-crafted clam shell box by Carolyn Chadwick. 15 copies. $575.

The Forgotten Closet , 1996  What’s behind the closet door and why is everyone afraid to find out? The answer is revealed in a single-sheet structure that opens to create several pages of text and a 3-D look-inside closet. Photocopied on cardstock. 4 1/2”H x 2 3/4”W. Open edition. $20.

Gingerbread Friends, 1988  A first attempt at letterpress printing from a class with Carol Strum. Handset type and linoleum print illustration on a variety of papers. 3"H 4 3/4"W. 30 copies. $10.

Grandma's Closet, 1991. Sneak a peek through-the-keyhole into Grandma's tightly locked secret closet of treasures. Six-panel tunnel book of hand-colored photocopied images on Folio stock. Text and additional images on side hinges. 8¼"H x 5¼"W. 30 copies. $275.

Iowa Jaunt, 2004. A blue kinda guy explores a red kinda state and discovers an unexpected connection. Single sheet, photocopied, pop-up book with stenciling and highlighting added. 4¼"H x 2¾"W. $10.

Juke Box Quilts , 1990. A jazzy tribute to juke box designs of a past era decorate eight three-dimensional pages with cut-paper collages and a cast papier-mâché cover. Fabric hinge binding. Commercial plastic juke box container. 5 "H x 3 1/2 "W. 10 copies. $850.

La Mariposa, 1993  A butterfly book in shape, embossed cover, text, illustrations, dangles, and butterfly binding stitch. Photocopied with stamped decorations. Spanish with English translation. Canson cover. 2 1/4”H x 3”W. 48 copies. $35.

Mosaic, 1992  The chances for a relationship change as pages turn and mosaic tiles move to cover one message and reveal a new idea. Gocco printing on handmade paper, piano-hinge binding. 2 1/2”H x 2 3/4”W. 20 copies. $650.

Mystery of the Magic Box, 1995. Award-winning catalog designed by Edward H. Hutchins for a show of artist boxes at the Anchorage Museum of History & Art. A single sheet of paper is die-cut and folded into a box with 56 pages of text, colorful illustrations, a pop-up, a door that opens and several fold-outs. In collaboration with David Edlefsen, Julie Decker & Barbara Mauriello. 3½" square. $50.

New York City Transit, 1997. A ten-panel tunnel book expands to create a diorama of every major Manhattan land-mark. Actual New York City subway and bus transit maps are incorporated as side-hinges. 4"H x 6"W, opens to 10"D. Decorated manilla box. 15 copies. $465.

River of Stars, 1994. Poetic text follows a dream journey down a celestial waterway. Text and letterpress printing by Julie Chen with an unfolding three-dimensional structure of interlocking concertina folds devised by Ed Hutchins. 2 7/8"H x 2 ¾"W, opens to 24"L. Slipcase. 100 copies. $450.

Stand and Deliver: Engineering Sculpture into a Book Format, 2003. Upon opening, a pop-up explodes from the center, and two booklets pushed out from each side. The Show Booklet includes an introduction, background stories, and an interactive CD. The Gallery Booklet includes color photos and short descriptions for all 52 books in the show. Julie Sadler designed the CD that features additional photographs, artist statements, sound effects, and several short movie clips. Kyle Olman was the paper engineer. 6"H x 7"W. 950 copies. $35.

Star Book, 2005. Unfolding petal pages create a celestial pathway for a text describing a stellar friendship. Gocco printed on Environment Parchment with stickers, sequins, brass charms, buttons, brads, glow-in-the-dark stick-ons, lenticular panels, foamy shapes, puffed fabric, and stamped images added. Hardcover with eight unfolding double-page spreads. 2¾" square. Clamshell box. 32 copies. $530.

Tell Me Why, 2000. In the midst of our ordered universe how can disorder creep in? A single-sheet carousel book with fold-down pages and pop-up cloud formations. Offset printed in blue with hand-carved, hand-stamped illustrations 2 7/8"H x 2 5/8"W. Open Edition. $25.

Tied for Success, 2001 A tie rack masquerading as a book describes a fight for individuality in the midst of corporate conformity. Twenty-one festive ties decorate the box, cover and pages. Gocco printed in 14 colors with collage, rubber stamping, stenciling, punching, sponging, embossing and thermography added. Leatherette covers and comb binding. Decorated leatherette pencil box. 7 3/4"H x 2"W. 28 copies. $125.

Turtle Talk, 2001 Ever wonder what a turtle has to say? This combination book/box opens to reveal all the answers delivered by a bobbing-head handmade miniature turtle from Mexico. Gocco printed and silkscreened using gocco stencils in eight colors on acid-free Stonehedge paper. 1 1/2" cube unfolds to 4 1/2" X 7" sheet. 52 copies. $135.

Twisted, 1992  Attempts to twist an individual to conform turn to a confirmation of individual expression. Bound so pages automatically advance as covers are twisted. Gocco printed on recycled paper. 3” square. 50 copies. $700.

Voces de Mexico (Voices of Mexico), 2000. Sayings by Mexican luminaries on art, education, life, death and politics are recorded on a flexagon that rotates out from the center until returning to the beginning. In Spanish with English translation. 5" square. 1,000 copies. $35.

Wanted Posters, 2002. Miniature posters soliciting help addressing social ills fit in pocket pages that are offset printed on three colors of 8½" x 11" cardstock. The parts are cut out and exchanged to create each multi-colored book. 2 ¾"H x 2"W. Open Edition. $15

This is such a brilliant concept. It makes me smile every time I look at it. It has something to do with the compactness of the thing and it tight intellectual content. Brilliant.
--Robyn Sassenm, abexchange

Words for the World, 1995. Supportive messages in English and many other languages are commercially silk-screened on sharpened pencils to encourage the writing of new messages. 15 pencils, text folder, and brightly printed tin case. 3"H x 6"W. 250 copies. $35.

Whatta Pie, 1991  A dozen pie-related legends, rumors and quotes presented on wedge-shaped pages that fanout, foldout, unfold, rotate and flip over. Served on a papier-mâché crust in aplastic take-out container. 3“H x 4“W. Clamshell box. Edition of three pies, or 24 slices. $700.

World Peace, 1991, 2000. A round book that divides into quadrants to comment on obstacles to global unification: Ignorance, Hunger, Poverty and Intolerance. Gocco printed with hand-coloring and pop-ups added. 3 ½"diameter. Plastic container. Second impression of 50 copies. $325.

In a time of parades and fireworks, the real problems of this world have yet to be solved, namely the ones so exquisitely depicted in this tour de force by Hutchins. --Umbrella Magazine, June 1991

The Design/Construct/Engage catalog (cut and folded into 16 pages) may be ordered for $20 (postage and handling included). The poster version (uncut, no score marks) can be ordered for $20 (postage and handling included):

Editions Sampler, 2002.A set of 24 color postcards showing the development and the range of artist books produced by Editions since 1989. Printed cardstock envelope. 4"H x 6"W. Open Edition $20.

Gadzooks, Pages Alive!, 2002. A show of 36 books showing how pages can be brought to life using a variety of techniques. Includes a spinner, two pop-ups, foldout pages and tipped-in color photo. Offset printed with gocco, stamping, and stenciling added. 4¼" square. 350 copies $15.

Mystery of the Magic Box, 1995. Award-winning catalog designed by Edward H. Hutchins for a show of artist boxes at the Anchorage Museum of History & Art. A single sheet of paper is die-cut and folded into a box with 56 pages of text, colorful illustrations, a pop-up, a door that opens and several fold-outs. In collaboration with David Edlefsen, Julie Decker & Barbara Mauriello. 3½" square. $50.

Stand and Deliver: Engineering Sculpture into a Book Format, 2003. Upon opening, a pop-up explodes from the center, and two booklets pushed out from each side. The Show Booklet includes an introduction, background stories, and an interactive CD. The Gallery Booklet includes color photos and short descriptions for all 52 books in the show. Julie Sadler designed the CD that features additional photographs, artist statements, sound effects, and several short movie clips. Kyle Olman was the paper engineer. 6"H x 7"W. 950 copies. $35.

Thinking Editions, 1999. A ten-year retrospective of the books of Editions hosted by the Houghton Library at Harvard University. The catalog has three sections: 16 text pages with an interview, essay, photo and information on the artist, a series of eight woven flexagon pages describing all 60 books, and a pocket with three color postcards. Printed envelope. Includes a bonus copy of the revolving flexagon book list for the show. 6"H x 4 1/4"W. $20.