Spirit duplicator masters transferred to printmaking paper, sewn in a modified stab binding with acrylic inset.

Spirit Guide, 2022 edition of 3

I’ve been thinking a lot about appropriation, and how materials, techniques, and imagery hold cultural weight. I’m fascinated by the New Age to white supremacy pipeline, and how casual appropriation can push our boundaries. Tapping into my own lived experience has always provided a center for my work, and the materials that relate to it provide a satisfying avenue for exploration.

Exhibiting an artist’s book with text you love is always a mixed bag. It’s nice to have work out there, but you wish you could allow each visitor to have the “reader’s” experience. If you’re seeing Spirit Guide out in the world, here’s the prose inside.