BOOK ARTS
Mountains in Fog, 2022
Accordion book
Paper, watercolor, cotton thread, shell fragments
Sunny Day, 2021
Tied binding
Hand-pulled lithograph, waxed linen thread
Exhibited in Hope & Creativity During the Time of Covid
Artist’s Notes
I made this book with feelings of optimism, March 15, 2021.
Impermanence, 2017
Handscroll
Repurposed window shade, thrifted and re-purposed silk blouse, thrifted paper ribbon, repurposed cardboard tube, ink, xuan (rice paper), watercolor, PVA
Exhibited in ReFuse, Triangle Book Arts show featuring art made with 70% recycled and/or re-purposed materials; Artspace, Raleigh, NC
Artist’s Notes:
This handscroll depicts the Buddhist belief in the impermanence of all living things. It is read right to left. The Chinese characters are read from top to bottom. The top two characters signify “Impermanence.” The next three characters signify “Land, Beauty, Asia” and create the artist’s name “Delia.” The seal represents Ch’i or life energy.
Journal, 2021
Cross-structured binding
Hand-pulled lithograph, text paper, PVA
Exhibited in Hope & Creativity During the Time of Covid
Artist’s Notes:
Pages are hand sewn together creating the book block as it is secured to the cover. Flaps of the lithographic cover interlock and wrap around the book block. March 12, 2021
Swimming Upstream
Flag Book
Repurposed hand-pulled lithograph, book board, PVA
Exhibited in ReFuse, Triangle Book Arts show featuring art made with 70% recycled and/or re-purposed materials; Artspace, Raleigh, NC
Grace
Teabag book
Exhibited in Hope & Creativity During the Time of Covid
Ink, watercolor, xuan (rice paper), cotton thread
Artist’s Notes:
To create Grace, a teabag book, I started by painting a plum blossom painting. I cut the painting into 8 panels. Then I folded each panel, or page, into the shape of a pleated teabag. Finally I bound the pages together with cotton thread.
Journey
Accordion Book
Hand-pulled lithograph, linen thread, shell, Chine collé, PVA
