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Walking on the Sentence Stones
Alisa Golden
1998
5 1/2 x 5 in
edition of 32
published by nevermindthepress, Berkeley
A quiet walk through a Japanese tea garden. Clearing leaves and cleaning out closets. Staring alone at a night sky that others have seen in other times. Each of these activities is a point in its own circle. I have named them: "Walking on the Sentence Stones;" and "On My Street: Fall;" and "Chart: These Bright Lights." Together these books make up the Circle Series: accordion-folded paper with acrylic inks in colors reflecting the mood of each poem. I cut the papers into strips. Then I letterpress printed handset, metal type on top of the ink-washed pages and folded and joined the paper.// I always imagined I would have to choose between writing and art. Since 1983, making books has been a way for me to connect the two things I have to do, the things I thought were very separate. Making multiple copies allows me to let go of the work over and over and still keep it. My intention with the Circle Series was to create rhythm and mood, cohesive places in which to walk with my mind and with my hads. Places to be calm.
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