Guard's Purse by Julie McIntyreThe Guard's Purse is part of the Travel Stories series (2007 2016) which consists of 8 artist books cased as various styles of handbags, 8 squared quilts and 8 wearable aprons all made with paper, ink and thread. The series was inspired by a box of exquisite photographs taken by my paternal grandmother during her world travels on cargo ships during the 1960s and 70s. I didn't have a copy of her passport from these voyages, but I thought it would be