The Sound Blog – Dispatches from Acoustical Engineering
Meditative, explorative, playful ways of merging form and content lie at the heart of my handcrafted books. The bookmaking process allows me to meld so many things I enjoy—writing, paper textures, image-making techniques, and printing processes. With each new project, I experience the word book unfolding in unanticipated, magical ways.
I thrive on following an idea from hazy visions and broad sketches to book prototypes and the first finished form—”finished” in the sense of whatever feels vibrant in some hoped-for way. With every book, I seek to create an elegant simplicity by selecting beautiful materials, meticulously crafting each feature, and incorporating distinctive details. One-of-a-kind and small-edition (for me, 30 or fewer copies) artist’s books are my specialties.
Since this art form holds such rich possibilities for personal expression, I enjoy teaching others how to make a wide variety of book styles. As described on the Shared Spaces Bookmaking webpage, I typically offer both workshops and customized collaborative projects. Though my in-person workshops have been suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, I hope the descriptions of past sessions will provide a sense of eventual possibilities.
The Sound Blog – Dispatches from Acoustical Engineering