art

“Every day without fail. Small marks with a pencil.” —Edward Carey, author of The Swallowed Man

“I leapt into it and wrote it like a banshee.” —Yxta Maya Murray, author of Art Is Everything

Using a unique fabrication process, Julie Chen constructs beautiful and inventive artists’ books that explore metaphysical ideas.

“I’m mistrustful of writing advice in general.” —Kate Zambreno, author of Drifts

A Houston artist turns outdated manuals, phone books, and encyclopedias into visually striking sculptures. 

Copies of Joe Sacksteder’s story collection, Make/Shift, have been fashioned into a couture dress.

An author tells a fantastical story by writing it a word at a time in the snow.

Artist Basia Irland carves book sculptures out of ice and embeds them with seeds that populate riverbanks when the sculptures melt.