The Tiny Book of Thera

A while ago, I took an amazing journey to visit prehistoric cave paintings in the Dordogne Valley in France. Not only did I and my companions get personalized tours of the caves, we also got to create art to express and process the what we experienced.

The artmaking was facilitated by Kirah Van Sickle. She had us make tiny, handmade books, which we adorned using stencils,  watercolor pencils, collage, and monotypes.

This way of making art was so fun, and such an effective form of expression that I decided to continue this playful practice and make books as a sort of “sketchbook”, a place to experiment and work out my thoughts.

I started one to accompany my journey through creating The Saffron Gatherers.

I found myself working on the book and the larger piece simultaneously, each aiding the other.

At the time of this entry, the book is a work in progress! In the future, I may start another large piece inspired by some of the pages of this book.