A Quarantine Book of Hours, 2024
Linoleum block prints and letterpress on handmade papers from cotton rag, abaca, and kozo. Edition of 10.
A Quarantine Book of Hours was inspired by the events, both personal and political, during the tumultuous summer of 2020. The colors of the pages marking the hours reflect the hue of the sky for each respective hour of the day, and are made from a mix of abaca and cotton rag. The white narrative pages are printed with linoleum blocks and letterpress on paper made from a mix of abaca, kozo, and cotton rag. All papers were made by the artist in Oakland, CA.
The majority of this book was printed at the InCahoots Artist Residency in Petaluma, CA, and was made possible by the Allison Rood Fellowship Grant Award. Subsequent printing and the final binding were completed at Rocinante Press in Oakland, CA.
During the summer of 2020, while fear and uncertainty abounded, so did compassion, aid, courage, and righteous activism. This book was made in part because I do not want these acts to be forgotten.
Copies of this artist book can be found in the Special Collections of the University of Washington Libraries and the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.
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