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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 […]

My plan moving forward with the artist book consists of two main things. First, I need to get hold of some photographs of me as a child with family/friends/etc. My sister is coming to see me this weekend so I plan to have her bring […]

I felt that my time in the art studio was very beneficial because it solidified my decision in the artist book. Being able to see a demonstration of its construction allowed me to internally debate which would be best for me. What stuck out to […]

The number one take away that stands out to me about this chapter comes in the first few paragraph where the author suggests that there is a crucial difference between reading and speaking poems. This is something I wholeheartedly agree with as a writer, not […]

The biggest takeaway I had from Professor Millers visit was the variations of intricate detail/concept an artist book can take on. Meaning that it doesn’t need to bee the greatest work of art to exist, and that even visually simple artist books are meaningful (if […]

I really enjoyed when Hall talked about how poetry can be a vehicle to communicate and connect with others. For him, it was his wife Jane who has passed on. He felt as if there was a remaining connection between them while addressing his work […]