Box 23: Rest Less, 2015

This box contains the process materials that were used when Heather Doyle-Maier made the artist book "Rest Less" in 2015. Rest Less documents the sleep attempts of two middle-aged bed companions through a long, interrupted night. Hand-stitched lines trace the progression of the couple through sleeping and waking, contrasting their trials with a consistent, restful wave. The artist book uses the quilted cover and lining of a well-used pillow as its base materials.

The process materials in this box include a yellowed pillow cover with stitches on it, felt strips, soft-fabric pillow covers (one glued to a strip of cardstock paper, and a paper that shows normal and interupted sleep diagrams.