The Unknown Vegetable by Edward Gorey was published in 1995 as a single signature, staple bound. For the story of an autonomous vengeful vegetable and its victim, I created a structure that reflects the titular vegetable and Gorey’s Gothic whimsy. The exuberant treatment employs a variety of papers with momigami, collage, painting and embroidery for this book-within-a book. The structure, when removed from its case, unfurls its ‘pages’ to reveal the text nestled at the center of the leafy accordion.  When open, tip to tip of leaf extends nearly 48 inches. Created and selected in 2021 for  entry in the Guild of Book Workers Triennial Exhibition  “Wild/Life”; it is one of a kind.