| Although Steve Miller and
Kristy Higby’s work is strikingly different,
they both share the passionate conviction that there
is a vital connection between the words of poets
and writers and the books in which they are published.
Higby’s books also have a link to the past, the wooden covers and clasps
hearkening back to the bookmaking technology of the Medieval Age; but once you
open her books, all similarities vanish. Her books combine poetry and 3-D sculptural
forms that force the reader to slow down and experience the full impact of the
connection between poetry and art.
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Miller describes his handmade
books as “books with
spirit,” and strives to find the perfect match
among the words, the type, the illustrations, the paper,
and the binding. His books are an integration of historical
tools like iron presses and paper cutters and contemporary
technology like Adobe® Photoshop®. |
