Redwood City

Artists book with original poem and three hand pulled prints.Positioning is about navigating thinking in uncertain times. I had been working with this series of images since 2005 when I photographed a shadow artist in a cabaret like setting in Chengdu, China. The poem was written with the images in mind while being a response to my own query regarding distinguishing and knowing truth.Images Stencil, relief and oil-based ink monotype processes on Rives BFK.Text Pigment on Rives BFK.Cover and end papers Screenprint on bookcloth and Mohawk Carnival.

Based on B is for Babar An alphabet book by Laurent de BrunhoffI learned to read script at a very early age from the pages of Babars famous adventures. My affection for Babar and his family was deeply connected to my fascination with the handwritten words that told their stories. As an adult, I embodied a connection to elephants which included a nostalgic, familial longing imbued with an animal rights, conservation approach. With the help of more books I began to understand some of the challenges non-human sentient species such as elephants, experience, and their plight in competition with humans for territory, resources and the sanctity of dominion over their own lives in their own bodies in appropriate habitats. Thus Igrapple . . .