Maintaining the high quality traditions of handmade books of the past is important to me. In recent years, I have replaced handmade paper with hand-woven and vintage textiles. These textiles are innately tactile and relatable: Fabric pages are not flat and completely blank. Each stitch adds texture and dimension. The fabric moves and molds itself in the hands of the reader.
Torn But Not Broken
Unbound page, 22" x 24", 2017
Mystical Beliefs
Created with authentic African textiles from 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 2000s
Watching: Burgundy lives in the land of green
African and American textiles, fabric manipulation, printmaking
Treasure Maps
Silence
Various African and American textiles, hand and machine sewn with fabric manipulations, 16.5" x 22.5", 2017
Treasures
Stripping wounds of precious treasures, detail view of a page
Green Paradise Hides Truth
Hand painted, hand dyed on vintage cotton, linen, 16.5" x 22.5", 2017
