About the Artist: IRIS GRAVILLE
Ever since attending my first hand-bound journal-making workshop in 1997, I’ve been captivated by paper – its texture, color, and as a medium to express myself. Bookbinding is the ideal accompaniment to my passion for writing, providing me the skills to create beautiful (and sometimes, quirky) places to record words. My captivation with paper has expanded my repertoire to collage cards, bookmarks, artists’ books, altered books, and hand-made boxes. I think of the books and boxes as sacred spaces that I hope people fill with things that are meaningful to them. Iris's web site is: www.blueheron-studio.com.