A lot is coming into focus these last few days.
I've been compiling writing and photography for a book I'm making by hand. I've made books before and published on Snapfish etc. But this one will be more raw. I knew I wanted something from this activity, and not a slick, glossy book with perfect binding. I wanted to spend time asking myself questions and listening intently for answers. My creative self has been at rest, intermittently dropping by to give commentary and insight, but always retreating again. This assignment is forcing me to wake up that part of myself and go further to explore what is possible. These hands prepared for a lifetime to create something I alone could hold and reflect on, no one to please but myself.
The book will consist of 4 parts. They will reflect my stream of consciousness and snapshots collected at 4 points during the year; Early Winter, Spring Solstice, Midsummer, and late Autumn. They will illustrate the yearlong journey of leaving my hometown and settling in a new place. Suggest that the journey took me in an upward spiral, same observations but from a different vantage point one year later.
Possibly incorporating organic elements collected in nature, definitely incorporating color to accent black and white imagery.
