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Year: 2023
Book Jacket
Book Jacket was created used Canva’s copyright-free design portal
Designer’s Note
Starting off with the choice of color for the book jacket, I wanted to stick to the theme of nature and how Talty infuses it into the work. This proved to be difficult at first because there was no particular color usage by Talty that […]
Reflection
I thought this project was both fun and presented itself as a challenge. I mean this in the way that choosing items that encapsulated the entire store, essay, address, etc was difficult to decide on. Being quite honest, it took me a week plus to […]
Promotional Blurbs
“This story has brought my eye to a different perspective of Indians through barbarous Indian Dee. I can see the role my own civilized society plays in portraying Indians and their livelihood. My only hope is readers be cautious to judge the morality of Indian […]
Author’s Biography
Morgan Talty is an acclaimed writer and citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation. His published texts include Night of the Living Rez and his upcoming novel Fire Exit, set to release on June 4th. Outside of his titled works, Talty has also been featured in […]
Synopsis
“Earth, Speak” is a short story from Morgan Talty’s published work, Night of the Living Rez. Set in the state of Maine, this collection aims to portray the lives of Penobscot people in the present day. This selected story follows our main character, Dee, through […]
Artist Book
Exercise #3
Journal #13
In the art building today I focused on how I could further the idea of concept or “look” for my artist book. My original concept focused on family, identity, and nostalgia but I didn’t have an exact direction to go with it. After spending time […]