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This mesmerizing thirty seconds of a 3D skeleton assembling itself by Phillippe Carron is stunning. The music, the sound effects, the lighting and the 3D modeling come together to create a believable space where I believe the bones are snapping together -- becoming something new (and sinister).

Noah Scalin's Anatomy of War is literally a visceral representation of war. Showing the most obvious symbol of war -- a gun -- with soft, fleshy organs. Hardware that is capable of destroying it's own insides.

This spread from one of my journals is clearly a companion to last week's collage – the two pieces share the figure and the make up window.

I have an affinity for artists who bring traditionally "female" materials into modern practice. Caitlin McCormack is one of those artists. Glue soaked string is crocheted into imaginary creatures' skeletons.

This collage from one of my books has a map combined with multiple magazine images. I especially like the eye shadow serving as window or building.

This week's sketchbook page is the end page from one of my books. Ephemera, magazine images, and a fortune – can anyone translate this?

This page from one of my journals has torn swatches of color from an advertisement, a map, and an image from La Sonámbula. I'm picky about print quality, so a book with 25 copies means a lot of misprints.

Layers of vellum that obscure and reveal a magazine tear sheet and one of my grandfather's photo's. The image is from my Leiffing Through History piece: an installation, assemblage, and artist book dedicated to him.

The first time I heard Sonic Youth, I felt as if a kindred, angry sister was singing directly to me. Decades later, I now see her in a new light – as a visual artist. Design Office: The City Is A Garden is her new installation at 303 Gallery that features large-scale works on paper.

This week's random journal page includes a sketch for the wearable books – both the finished one and thoughts on how to make wax paper disks for the second.