
I'm so pleased with
Cutting Edges. A compliation of vintage style, modern collage illustrations. It's refreshing to see publishers taking risks

and keeping "the weird alive" as I like to say... It's also a refreshing, alternative perspective to the mixed media collage circuit here in the Northwest.

(though I am proud to be part of an area I believe has had a huge role and influence in the worlwide collage movement!)

Also loving
The Modernist from Gestalten. A more design-focused collection of artwork that feels fresh and vivid.

I have to take books like these slow. I am such an image hoarder that I tend to gravitate towards saturated images with lots of color and texture. But what I crave is truly much simpler. Books such as these help train my eye and expand my mind the way good literature expands vocabulary. Sometimes I need a few sittings to fully absorb the treasures.

Does that make sense? If I flip right through them I don't enjoy the brilliance or even see it at first glance. So enjoy these books and celebrate brave, artistic publishing!