Thank You Trees Thank You Streams, 2025, three layer carousel book with five spreads, unopened its dimensions are 8.875 x 9.75 x .5”, edition of 12. Risograph printed with screenprinted hard covers. The book illustrates scenes from some of my favorite walks. Each spread has a line of poetry, and the back of each spread names the location of the walk. text reads:
Sunkissed Bridges Windkissed Cheeks
Snow Reflecting Light, a Stage in the Night
Cloud Shadows on the Hill
The Creek Widens Winds and Narrows
Im Alive Im Alive Im Alive.
First Light Flickers, 2023, Four Layer tunnel book with spinning volvelle, 6.5 x 7.5 x 1”, edition of 24. Letterpress printed with polymer plates at Penland School of Craft. When the volvelle is spun, three shooting stars fly across the sky, captioned with the phrase “first light flickers”.
Small Loves, 2023, risograph accordion book with a letterpress printed petal structure enclosure. Unopened its dimensions are 1.5 x 1.25 x .25”, edition of 26. The interior illustrates six “small loves”: the moon above, an elbow held, a shadow waving back, flowers breaking through snow, meeting a cloud, time to loligag. The back of the accordion illustrates many elbows holding each other in a row. The enclosure is printed with a face, arms, and a heart. As you open and close the book, the enclosure holds the small loves close.
Night Flyers, 2022, unopened its dimensions are 12.5 x 8”, edition of 12. Screenprinted accordion book with a spinning volvelle cover. As the front cover is spun, four characters fly through the night sky: the Moon, Star Chaser and His Star, No Name Angel, and the Wanderer and Her Steed. Each character is yearning for connection. Each spread features one of these Night Flyers and their small story. The back of the accordion illustrates an additional flying character following and then catching up to one of the shooting stars in the cover.
Night Flyers front and back fully open
Leaning Trees, 2025, unopened approx: 6.25 x 10.5 x .25” 10 page risograph printed pamphlet book with blind printed letterpress covers. Edition of 20.
A Bridge of Hands, 2025, unopened approx: 4.25 x 6.125 x .5”, edition of 20. Risograph printed accordion book with fold-out and belly band. Accordion folded dancers pop out of their dance hall as the book is opened. Double sided fold out features a poem and six basic contra dancing moves. text reads: a bridge of hands, many move as one, in the tension of balanced weight, twirling, gliding, flung, and spun.