A one-of- kind piece, Elemental is comprised of an explosion box covered in a large scale marbled paper from India. Its bright colors are echoed in the covers of the four removable miniature books within, each featuring hand-lettered quotations associated with its respective classical element: fire, water, earth, or air. Underlays are used to convey the respective elemental symbol for each paper-covered book. The taupe-colored bookcloth spines have been marked with gold ink to reflect the gold of the marbled box exterior. Interior text calligraphy is also multi-colored. A wax-resist painted paper of orange with yellow dots appears as endsheets for all four miniature books and the box lid lining.