| These assemblages
are made |
| made
from the covers of used |
| books.
I seek out those that |
| bring
their own history - |
| inscriptions,
notations, signs |
| signs
of wear and amateur |
| mending
- poignant glimpses |
| into
the previous owners' lives. |
| When
dipped into melted |
| beeswax,
the papers become |
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translucent, and unexpected |
| details
emerge. Sometimes |
| the
paper on the inside covers |
| tear
in a way that suggests |
| landscape,
and I add to these |
| readymade
images, painting |
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the moon in various phases |
| and
hand-lettering appropriate |
| words
from a Latin dictionary. |
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On some, I add tiny diamonds, |
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to suggest stars or lights. |
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