The Watchdog
The Watchdog was created to help me cope with putting my childhood dog down. This book let me experience losing her in a therapeutic way that made it easier to deal with. I wanted to create a book so I could memorialize her for my family and myself.
Like my dad’s book, this book was really hard to work on some days and eaiser on others. The content was done with debossing so the viewer must devote their whole attention to really be able to understand it. I wanted to make these books a bigger experience for the viewer than just books with words printed on it. The debossing means the viewer is able to feel the words and images on the paper, giving them a deeper and more impactful experience with it.
I used pink wallpaper from my grandparent’s house, handmade paper using flowers from my dad’s funeral. I know he would be thrilled to know his flowers were used for a book about Vika. I also used a crème, no tooth paper so the debossing has no competition. This really draws attention to the debossing and makes it pop.
I was really inspired by my dad’s book and the idea of trying to make works something someone is supposed to touch and really experience. This has pushed me to make really in-depth books with lots of little details to be taken in. The more time spent with this book, the more the viewer is rewarded.
Like my dad’s book, this book was really hard to work on some days and eaiser on others. The content was done with debossing so the viewer must devote their whole attention to really be able to understand it. I wanted to make these books a bigger experience for the viewer than just books with words printed on it. The debossing means the viewer is able to feel the words and images on the paper, giving them a deeper and more impactful experience with it.
I used pink wallpaper from my grandparent’s house, handmade paper using flowers from my dad’s funeral. I know he would be thrilled to know his flowers were used for a book about Vika. I also used a crème, no tooth paper so the debossing has no competition. This really draws attention to the debossing and makes it pop.
I was really inspired by my dad’s book and the idea of trying to make works something someone is supposed to touch and really experience. This has pushed me to make really in-depth books with lots of little details to be taken in. The more time spent with this book, the more the viewer is rewarded.