Ellen Schechner-JohnsonMay 6, 20231 minNew Book for 2023: Paper BridgeSome thoughts from artist Ellen Schechner-Johnson on the new Brighton Press book that she and Michele Burgess designed collaboratively....
Michele BurgessNov 5, 20201 minThe Blood PoemHere is a recording of Chard deNiord reading the poem “Where and How Blood Was Made”—the inspiration for the book.
Michele BurgessOct 13, 20202 minThe Blood Book, forthcoming 2021The Blood Book is the eleventh volume of the “Stratigraphic Archives” by Michele Burgess and elaborates on the poem “Where and How Blood...
jennyyoshidaAug 13, 20203 minAdding PoetryMy book, The Color System, was already so based in language, that I was unsure how poetry might best fit into it. Michele Burgess had the...
jennyyoshidaMar 5, 20201 minOrigin StoryThe Color System started as a collaged sheet of color swatches with handwritten names under each. I was thinking about the idea of...
jennyyoshidaFeb 24, 20201 minThe Color System Sometimes an artists' book consists of hundreds of separate little tasks done in repetition. It can be very meditative to repeat the same...