For my final printmaking credit before I graduate (to complete my concentration), I am taking a book/paper making class. And who knew making books and paper could be so much fun?! Definitely a craft that I am glad to have learned while still at MICA. And for our main project for the semester, we're each making an artist book. I have decided to create an Edward Gorey inspired alphabet book of strange girls. The plan thus far is to lithograph the illustrations and letterpress the text. It's going to be a lot of work, but I'm excited. Here are examples of sketches that I'm working with:
