Artist Statement: My mother thought I was going to become a writer. I used to pretend that I could write, before I actually could. The library books I ruined I am told were countless. I just had to write down my own story next to the pictures because I could not read the book's words. After I could read and write I started to draw. I drew my own characters to stories that I had read. I made my own language, which these drawn illustrations spoke in. I started to want to make the magic in the stories I loved come alive. I have not grown up. The magic is real; it is just that not everyone can see it. I still believe in story telling just as much as I believe in fairies. I just have found another medium to use to write. In the piece "Captive" I am taking a fairytale that we are all familiar with and contextualizing it into an artist's book. Just like the princess in the story who is captive in a tower, my book is unable to be opened, unable to be read. I have captured its contents.

Artist Statement: The women of the 40's seemed never to go anywhere without a hat. Whether she was shopping in the daytime or attending the theater at night, she almost invariably had something on her head. And almost always, it was non-sensical--a high turban or perhaps a wide sailor, festooned with a veil and generally sprouting a profusion of feathers, folds and pleats. To display this culmlnatlon of the 1940's era I decided to fashion a hat, but not just any hat. I wanted to make an over the top hat that any fashionable society woman would want to wear and would have all the GI Joes taking a second look. I hope you enJoy and appreciate This Fabulous Century through my artist book.

Artist Statement: The women of the 40's seemed never to go anywhere without a hat. Whether she was shopping in the daytime or attending the theater at night, she almost invariably had something on her head. And almost always, it was non-sensical--a high turban or perhaps a wide sailor, festooned with a veil and generally sprouting a profusion of feathers, folds and pleats. To display this culmlnatlon of the 1940's era I decided to fashion a hat, but not just any hat. I wanted to make an over the top hat that any fashionable society woman would want to wear and would have all the GI Joes taking a second look. I hope you enJoy and appreciate This Fabulous Century through my artist book.

Artist Statement: The women of the 40's seemed never to go anywhere without a hat. Whether she was shopping in the daytime or attending the theater at night, she almost invariably had something on her head. And almost always, it was non-sensical--a high turban or perhaps a wide sailor, festooned with a veil and generally sprouting a profusion of feathers, folds and pleats. To display this culmlnatlon of the 1940's era I decided to fashion a hat, but not just any hat. I wanted to make an over the top hat that any fashionable society woman would want to wear and would have all the GI Joes taking a second look. I hope you enJoy and appreciate This Fabulous Century through my artist book.

Artist Statement: Where would your dream vacation take place? On a tropical cruise? In the Bahamas? Italy? Paris? Or what about here, in the Unites States of America? I think too often we get set on traveling to new, exotic places and forget about the beauty and adventure offered in our own backyards. We are lucky to have the diversity we do in our country, and with that comes vacations of all types.

Artist Statement: Where would your dream vacation take place? On a tropical cruise? In the Bahamas? Italy? Paris? Or what about here, in the Unites States of America? I think too often we get set on traveling to new, exotic places and forget about the beauty and adventure offered in our own backyards. We are lucky to have the diversity we do in our country, and with that comes vacations of all types.

Artist Statement: The book that I chose to use was labeled Christ and the apostles. I picked this book because of the age and the condition that it was in. I put the nails through the book to represent Christ's crucifixion and how he died for all of our sins. The nails represent the nails that were put through Christ's hands while he was on the cross. The mirrors are so that the viewers can seem themselves in the book, which represents how Christ died for each and everyone of us. On the front of the book are ribbons that I used to portray the celebration of his resurrection.

Artist Statement: The book that I chose to use was labeled Christ and the apostles. I picked this book because of the age and the condition that it was in. I put the nails through the book to represent Christ's crucifixion and how he died for all of our sins. The nails represent the nails that were put through Christ's hands while he was on the cross. The mirrors are so that the viewers can seem themselves in the book, which represents how Christ died for each and everyone of us. On the front of the book are ribbons that I used to portray the celebration of his resurrection.

Artist Statement: The book that I chose to use was labeled Christ and the apostles. I picked this book because of the age and the condition that it was in. I put the nails through the book to represent Christ's crucifixion and how he died for all of our sins. The nails represent the nails that were put through Christ's hands while he was on the cross. The mirrors are so that the viewers can seem themselves in the book, which represents how Christ died for each and everyone of us. On the front of the book are ribbons that I used to portray the celebration of his resurrection.

Artist Statement: While creating the cape, I found myself measuring the book, measuring the material, measuring the wire, and so on. I found myself holding the book with gentle hands, as if it actually was a child. From an artist and her creation, to a mother and her child. The excitement of creating his first Halloween costume, and how proud he would look in his new red cape were just a few of the emotions that lent themselves to the experience. I picture Gus as a child, waiting around the comer for his mother to announce: Introducing, the one and only, never before seen, Gus-The Great!

Winner of the 2014 Van Wylen Library Altered Book Award

Artist Statement: The title of the book "The Flickering Torch MysterY", for me dictates the form of the book, that being a flashlight. The images and text of the book become less important than the physical form, but still remain relevant to the overall reception of the book. The title, images and text have a humorous relationship with the form, one that can be read in direct relationship with the title, and one that can give a metaphorical interpretation of the book as a tool for illumination.

Winner of the 2014 Van Wylen Library Altered Book Award

Artist Statement: The title of the book "The Flickering Torch MysterY", for me dictates the form of the book, that being a flashlight. The images and text of the book become less important than the physical form, but still remain relevant to the overall reception of the book. The title, images and text have a humorous relationship with the form, one that can be read in direct relationship with the title, and one that can give a metaphorical interpretation of the book as a tool for illumination.

Winner of the 2014 Van Wylen Library Altered Book Award

Artist Statement: The title of the book "The Flickering Torch MysterY", for me dictates the form of the book, that being a flashlight. The images and text of the book become less important than the physical form, but still remain relevant to the overall reception of the book. The title, images and text have a humorous relationship with the form, one that can be read in direct relationship with the title, and one that can give a metaphorical interpretation of the book as a tool for illumination.

Artist Statement: The book I chose to work with was a collection of H.G. Wells novels. The title that caught my eye was, The Invisible Man. My whole artist book is based around the themes of invisibility, floating, or illusion, to reflect The Invisible Man title. Though I could not make the book actually float or be invisible I tried to create an illusion of such.

Artist Statement: My favorite books are the ones that can create entirely new worlds with mere words. Books that invite you into the world of the author and at the same time create that world in your own mind. This is a more literal interpretation of creating a world from a book. But it is also a map. And adventures, both in and outside of your imagination should begin with a map. So there it is.

Artist Statement: The book I chose to work with was a collection of H.G. Wells novels. The title that caught my eye was, The Invisible Man. My whole artist book is based around the themes of invisibility, floating, or illusion, to reflect The Invisible Man title. Though I could not make the book actually float or be invisible I tried to create an illusion of such.

Artist Statement: My favorite books are the ones that can create entirely new worlds with mere words. Books that invite you into the world of the author and at the same time create that world in your own mind. This is a more literal interpretation of creating a world from a book. But it is also a map. And adventures, both in and outside of your imagination should begin with a map. So there it is.

Artists' Statement Tommy Storm and the Galactic Knights. A tale chock full of imaginative phrases, scenes, and characters, telling the story of five adolescent kids on a mission to save the universe. Sounds crazy, right? But by drawing inspiration from the story and my childhood, I was led to create this book--a book that illustrates a child's imagination and the adventures that unfold.'

Winner of the 2013 Van Wylen Library Altered Book Award

Artists' Statement: In today's world there are 27 million slaves, vanishing in a life of bondage leaving only a statistic. We as consumers perpetuate the slave trade, yet remain ignorant of our involvement. Vanish is a tangible statement showing our own hands are a part of this vanishing act.

Winner of the 2013 Van Wylen Library Altered Book Award

Artists' Statement: In today's world there are 27 million slaves, vanishing in a life of bondage leaving only a statistic. We as consumers perpetuate the slave trade, yet remain ignorant of our involvement. Vanish is a tangible statement showing our own hands are a part of this vanishing act.

Winner of the 2013 Van Wylen Library Altered Book Award

Artists' Statement: In today's world there are 27 million slaves, vanishing in a life of bondage leaving only a statistic. We as consumers perpetuate the slave trade, yet remain ignorant of our involvement. Vanish is a tangible statement showing our own hands are a part of this vanishing act.

Artists' Statement: This beautiful cookbook presented itself as an idle object. It sat in a language that I could not read, on a subject that I have not practiced, and it asked me to think about the process of making food. Specifically, I thought about making food from the instructions of an old book and not from my mother or any of the effortlessly charming women on The Food Channel. It made so little sense to me. Then I realized how much the books and the foods have in common and how the format was so logical. The pairing was so seamless. They are here to teach us.

Artists' Statement: This beautiful cookbook presented itself as an idle object. It sat in a language that I could not read, on a subject that I have not practiced, and it asked me to think about the process of making food. Specifically, I thought about making food from the instructions of an old book and not from my mother or any of the effortlessly charming women on The Food Channel. It made so little sense to me. Then I realized how much the books and the foods have in common and how the format was so logical. The pairing was so seamless. They are here to teach us.