Baltimore Sonnets

  When the body remembers what the mind has forgotten. silkscreen & lithograph on paper, 2007

A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it. ~ Chinese Proverb 90% cotton pulp, 10% newspaper, pigments, postage stamp Lucky Color: Newspaper Grey Lucky Number: 2467

 70% cotton pulp,  30% book pages, black pigment, cardboard, red velvet fabric I've been in the studio working hard on a new series, 365.  I look forward to exhibiting a few of these unique works during my book art demonstration at Baltimore Public Library, Parkville Branch in October.

The Judgment, page from 365 series, 2015 70% cotton fibers, 10% abaca fibers, 20% recycled pages, black pigments

Friendship is priceless. Rosie and Susan Ettenheim visiting my studio Lucky Color: Plum

Today I was inspired by the colors of my garden. 18" x 24" gouache on cotton paper, 2015

silkscreen, linocuts, music sheet (page from upcoming 365 series) Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.  ~African proverb

Ride the Waves Suzanne Coley riding the waves, 2015 Lucky Color: Bronze

FRIENDS Who  what is a friend?   Friends, mini-booklet with original artwork and inspirational quotes, 2014  This is the third mini booklet inspired by inspirational sayings from my grandparents and proverbs from around the world. A view of a page from Friends When I want to give more than a card to someone, I give these.  

This work was inspired by my first grade teacher, Ms. Bonnie Siegel.  All the wonderful lessons I learned back then are still with me today, especially perseverance.  I admire all elementary school teachers, whose lessons and influence on our lives last decades. "I guess you know how..." Linocut on handmade paper. Baltimore, 2014  Note about this handmade paper: the quality of water in Baltimore is excellent, with a pH of 7.   This pH level is great for making sturdy, archival, and beautiful paper.  Now that I live here, I try to make all my paper.  Perfect for preserving long-lasting memories! 70% cotton pulp, 20% abaca pulp, 10% book pages handmade in Baltimore, 2014

Trapped by Suzanne Coley