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The book arts include printmaking, handmade books, and sculptural objects from materials such as paper, book cloth and thread. Artist books offer collectors an opportunity to interact with art in a hands-on and intimate manner, while objects such as journals, boxes, handmade paper cards, and sculptures bring beauty to everyday life.
O’Brien’s work uses personal narrative to explore things that have remained unspoken, secret or denied. The book arts offer abundant opportunities to experiment with tactics that reveal some secrets and keep others. Layers, translucency, boxes, hidden compartments, storytelling, images, and staged revelation are her current forms of expression. |
