"In a time of destruction, create something."
-Maxine Hong Kingston
-Maxine Hong Kingston
Comiku (comics + haiku)
Scroll through examples below of various mixed media, visual poetry compositions including "comiku" (comics + haiku). Unless indicated otherwise, all poetic texts are my own original words.
My "comiku" petal fold books can be found in the library collections of the Minneapolis College of Art + Design, Hennepin County Public Library, Virginia Commonwealth University and are available for sale at the Shop at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA).
Creative inspiration reveals itself to me by being present with Mother Earth, the Sun, the Sky, the Moon, and the gifts they grace to all living beings; Mni Sóta Makoce; dreams; art; literature; my East Asian heritage; present moments and historical events. I enjoy experimenting with interactive comics, visual poetry, zine/bookmaking, paper dyeing (orizomegami) and marbling (suminagashi).
*Photo credits for "comiku" petal fold books: The Shop at MCBA
My "comiku" petal fold books can be found in the library collections of the Minneapolis College of Art + Design, Hennepin County Public Library, Virginia Commonwealth University and are available for sale at the Shop at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA).
Creative inspiration reveals itself to me by being present with Mother Earth, the Sun, the Sky, the Moon, and the gifts they grace to all living beings; Mni Sóta Makoce; dreams; art; literature; my East Asian heritage; present moments and historical events. I enjoy experimenting with interactive comics, visual poetry, zine/bookmaking, paper dyeing (orizomegami) and marbling (suminagashi).
*Photo credits for "comiku" petal fold books: The Shop at MCBA
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Watch this video of me reading and explaining how I create cascading comiku artist books.
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I scan print and fold each page individually by hand to create cascading/petal fold books. **My main go-to materials are washi paper,ink and goache. I also enjoy experimenting with suminagashi,collage,cyanotypes, Gelli and block printmaking. |