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You love someone and never stop.
Since 2015, I have created five personal collections of my poetry and art in the form of small-scale chapbooks. Outside of graphic design, I am a poet and artist, so creating updates of my work every few years is an important way to record the evolution of my writing and art/design styles.
Deep Breathin’ is the culmination of months of work between 2019-20, and contains 48 pages of high quality ink-based illustrations and collages, as well as diverse poetry and prose. The title comes from the meditative act of deep breathing that one participates in when trying to calm down. Although the process can be very reflective, it can also be very distressing to try and deescalate from the high points that someone like me experiences.
In this chapbook, I also included a four-page comic to visually represent a short prose that I had previously written. The art in this book is very bright and colorful, yet depicts violence and other big feelings. Each piece was chosen alongside the writing for a specific connection between the art and the writing.
This book was previously available for purchase inside Carmichael’s Bookstore in Louisville, and can now be purchased through the creator directly.
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