New Children's Book: Bodies of Water

My wonderful friend and fellow artist, Daniel Patrick Helmstetter, has written an amazing children's story about about happiness, and loss, and ultimately a story about learning to live in the world exactly as it is.
It tackles the impossible topic of death, and does so in a way that parents will be not only comfortable, but also eager, to share it with their kids. Though Bodies of Water is written for children, the depth of it will impact, and hopefully bring a bit of peace, to anyone of any age.

Daniel and I were both resident artists at Solo(s) Project House so I've had the pleasure of seeing this project unfold. I am super excited for him and trust me, the success couldn't happen to a nicer guy. So please make a pledge to back the book. He needs $6000 and he's so close! Plus, with your pledge, you'll get an autographed limited edition hardcopy of the book just in time for Christmas! Pledge here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danielpatrick/bodies-of-water

Julie Chen: Book Artist

Invented Landscape-closed

Invented Lanscape-ope

For those of us who didn't really know there was such a thing as a book artist, see what you've been missing.

Book Arts encompass binding, letterpress, printing and printmaking, combined with three-dimensional art. The finished products are unique three-dimensional pieces of art that include text.  Julie Chen’s books are considered exceptional for their craft and quality, while playfully teasing the conceptual limits of books. Always mindful of the reader who will interact with her structures, she selects paper to delight the eye and appeal to the touch, while creating forms that function as “vessels” for text, images, ideas and meaning. Despite the nontraditional forms it often occupies, the text in Chen’s creations is letterpress printed.

In addition to teaching Book Arts at Mills College and operating Flying Fish Press, Chen regularly lectures on bookmaking and teaches workshops nationwide. 

Julie Chen, Panorama, Sibila Savage photograph

Julie Chen, Ode to a Grand Staircase, in collaboration with Barbara Tetenbaum, Sibila Savag

All of the above is from CraftInAmerica.org
Learn more about Julie Chen at her website: http://www.flyingfishpress.com/
Learn more about Crafts in America at http://www.craftinamerica.org/