In book art, I have designed and handmade one-of-a-kind books using a variety of exotic papers, and bindings. Of late I have taken enormous pleasure in creating a self-published childrens’ book, My ABC Book … Wild Creatures … Weird Facts. I have combined watercolour, gouache, ink and chalk pastel in funky, outrageously colourful interpretations of wildlife. Each children’s book is a unique keepsake … hand-illustrated and hand-printed. I took great delight in using as text, weird and wonderful facts about creatures in a style which is funny and fascinating for children and adults alike.
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The more recent book with collage images, We Are All Animals, introduces the idea to children that, like us, animals have feelings and care about their lives.
The most recent book, Bewildered by Loss...Invisible and Forgotten Lives of Animals in the Face of Our Indifference has recently been self-published and is a not-for-profit book, the proceeds from which go to making lives of sad animals change for a happier future. It traces my experience in coming to grips with the underbelly of the animal world cruelly exploited by humans for profit. Photographic images by Jo-Anne McArthur punctuated the stories of animals who are voiceless.
The books are available from the writer as well as from a large variety of outlets in Saskatoon. See www.bewilderedbyloss.ca.