This work, Horizons, explores light, transparency, abstraction, and non-traditional book materials. The poem within, accompanied by abstract paintings , describes travel across various locations but does not hint at the twist in the final line.
A photo of the double helix of Our World from the top. 5 x 5 inches. Acrylic paint, white paper, black ink, invisible ink, and black book cloth. 2020.
Our World is an experimental book structure using a double helix as its pages. The art also explores the relationship between the three academic strands: STEM, Social Sciences, and Humanities, in connection to the concept of knowledge about earth and the world around us. Read more about the work here.
The box cover and book cover for Our World. 5 x 5 inches. Acrylic paint, white paper, black ink, invisible ink, and black book cloth. 2020.
A detail photograph from the top of In Praise of Style. 4 x 6 inches. Watercolor paper, black ink, and black book cloth. 2020.
A full image of In Praise of Style. 4 x 6 inches. Watercolor paper, black ink, and black book cloth. 2020.
In these hard, stressful, and unusual times artwork can provide a window of escape. Most especially books and music, with their ability to create other worlds into which we can escape for hours. This artist’s book, In Praise of Style, combines both music and books in its ode to the song, Élan, by Nightwish.
A wide shot of the front of Final Flame. 6 x 7 inches. Cotton paper, tracing paper, acrylic paints, black ink, hemp thread, and black book cloth. 2020.
The Final Flame is a collection of five poems narrating a journey about hope. It uses the contrast between black and white and various hues of grays to illustrate the book and lend imagery to the words.
A spread of Final Flame. 6 x 7 inches. Cotton paper, tracing paper, acrylic paints, black ink, hemp thread, and black book cloth. 2020.
A detail of the lettering in Final Flame. 6 x 7 inches. Cotton paper, tracing paper, acrylic paints, black ink, hemp thread, and black book cloth. 2020.
A glimpse at the final spread of Final Flame. 6 x 7 inches. Cotton paper, tracing paper, acrylic paints, black ink, hemp thread, and black book cloth. 2020.
This work is a three dimensional book, on the back of which reminds us that we will stand stand.
The back accordion of Final Flame. 6 x 7 inches. Cotton paper, tracing paper, acrylic paints, black ink, hemp thread, and black book cloth. 2020.
In combination of books, papers, and words, Of Words, considers the importance of language, communication, and power that words hold in our lives.
The front cover of Of Words. 5 x 8 inches. Handmade abaca paper, tracing paper, and hemp thread. 2020.
A page in the book Of Words. 5 x 8 inches. Handmade abaca paper, tracing paper, and hemp thread. 2020.
This work uses handmade, abaca paper and tracing paper in elegant simplicity to focus the work on the stenciled phrase found within and to lend in more weight. Read more about this work here.