Baltimore Sonnets

Center page, Book 181 Sewing on the other side of center page, Book 181 Materials 1. Handmade paper  2.  Postage stamps 3. NYC MTA map 4. Charbonnel Inks 5. Linocuts 6. Acrylic paints 7. Red thread Binding & Cover 1.  Book binding boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques 1. Paintings ...

Center page, Book 180 About one third of the books created during the month of June contain fragments of I Never Thought I'd be the One , one of my original poems.  Here it is: I never thought I’d be the one to break your heart.  I never thought I would be the one to make you cry. I never thought I’d be the one to make you say never again. Cuz I love you more than anything in the world. I never thought I’d be the one to make you deny loving again.  Build a wall around you, never let anyone in.  A wall so resilient a canon could not penetrate. I never thought I’d be the one to put that bitter  taste in your mouth no amount of sweets could dissolve. I never thought you would call me monster when  honey and darling used to pour from your lips.  I never thought we would end up like this: distant and apart.  So far from each other that breath moves slowly,  becoming foreign and cold. Cuz I love you more than...

When Lightning Strikes, Book 179 Materials 1. Handmade paper (made in Baltimore) 2.  Postage stamps 3. NYC MTA map 4. Charbonnel Inks 5. Linocuts 6. Acrylic paints 7. Gouache 8. Newspaper Binding & Cover 1.  Book binding boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques 1. Paintings 2. Linocuts 3. M...

While making these books, some days I just listened to my heart. The Heart Knows Best, Book 178 Materials 1. Handmade paper (made in Baltimore) 2.  Newspaper 3. NYC MTA map 4. Charbonnel Inks 5. Linocuts 6. Acrylic paints 7. Gouache 8. Collages (magazines) Binding & Cover 1.  Book binding boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques ...

The Ride NYC MTA map, acrylic, oil, postage stamp Book 177 Materials 1. Music sheets 2. Cotton paper 3. NYC MTA map 4. Charbonnel Inks 5. Linocuts 6. Acrylic paints 7. Gouache Binding & Cover 1.  Book binding boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques 1. Paintings 2. Linocuts 3. Mixed Media ...

center page, Book 176 Materials 1. Watercolor paper 2. Vintage postage stamps 3. NYC MTA map 4. Charbonnel Inks 5. Linocuts 6. Acrylic paints 7. Oil paints Binding & Cover 1.  Book binding boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Acrylic mediums 4. Linen thread Techniques 1. Paintings 2. Linocuts 3. Mixed Media ...

Ghost walking Ghost walking, Book 175 Ghost walking, Book 175 Materials 1. Handmade paper (made in Baltimore) 2.  Mathematics pages 3. NYC MTA map 4. Charbonnel Inks 5. Linocuts 6. Acrylic paints 7. Gouache 8. Collages (magazines) 9. Newspaper Binding & Cover 1.  Book binding boards .087 2. Archival adhesives 3. Vintage book boards 4. Linen thread Techniques 1....