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Inspiration: Wiliam Kentridge

William Kentridge inspired me when I went to see Five Themes at the SFMOMA.Kentridge is a filmmaker, printmaker, collage, sculpture, and installation artist. He even works in opera. I wasn't familiar
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Ode to Tanizaki

This image reminds me of a lovely essay on wabi sabi "In Praise of Shadows" where author Junichiro Tanizaki writes: "Such is our way of thinking—we find beauty not in the in the thing itself but in
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I'm Following: SF Girl By Bay

With the tag line, "Bohemian modern style from a San Francisco girl", SF Girl By Bay is one of my favorite blogs and I never miss a post.Editor Victoria Smith has impeccable taste showcasing design
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Inspiration: Cindy Sherman

An artist that really influenced me when I was an undergrad was Cindy Sherman. Specifically the Untitled Film Series. This body of work from the late seventies and early eighties really spoke to me as
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Lost Horizon Night Market

I was invited to participate in an art truck at this year's Lost Horizon Night Market. The curators created a library space featuring artists' books.Four of my books were included:La Sonámbula, Día de
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Upcycled journal at archive.org

I received an e-mail this week from a nice man named Jesse Bell who had purchased one of my blank upcycled journals at the SF Underground Market that I participated in earlier this year. He has
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Work in Progress: Incunabula

This trio of books is designed to be read traditionally and hung on the wall. Each book is 10" x 72" and is printed on ivory cardstock.
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Dancing Leaves: Carousel Book

Since I posted a little carousel book last week, I thought I would share the first book I made with this structure. The covers are wrapped with bark paper and the insides are heavy ivory card stock
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8 Fires: Another Fire Book

Mutiple colors of vellum and Indian flotki paper are transparent layers. Photographs of fire and fragments of text are combined in this piano-hinge book. The structure wasn't what I had hoped and I
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SF Underground Market

I participated in the most recent SF Underground Market with a bookbinding demo using scrap materials. The call came on Wednesday to participate on Saturday night. I love what this group stands for
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