Ochava Solstice as Print-on-Demand Book

About a year and a half ago I made a blurb book for my Ochava Solstice series. I recently made the book publicly available on Blurb’s website. The link is here. The softcover version is about $10 to purchase with a roughly equal amount for shipping.

Ochava Solstice, print-on-demand book from Blurb

I made a Blurb book for my series Ochava Solstice. I used Blurb’s option with cream-colored, uncoated paper and black and white printing. It has a very lo-fi quality, almost like a zine or a Xerox. The book’s quality seems to mimic the mimetic quality of the buildings themselves. I also like it because it doesn’t look like a typical Blurb book and is cheaper to boot!

Ochava Solstice at Step Gallery

I was very happy this past January as I was able to exhibit my series Ochava Solstice at the Step Gallery, which is part of Arizona State’s School of Art. It was a real pleasure to have the chance to see the work installed and get reactions and thoughts from visitors. Here are a few pictures of the work installed in the gallery.

Ochava Solstice at Step Gallery at ASU

Ochava Solstice at Step Gallery at ASU

Ochava Solstice at Step Gallery at ASU

Ochava Solstice at Step Gallery at ASU

Ochava Solstice at Step Gallery at ASU

For the opening, I selected triangularly shaped foods.

Ochava Solstice at Step Gallery at ASU

Visitor’s spontaneously created this negative triangle within the larger triangle of Hershey’s Kisses. No one wanted to wreck the “piece” and, amazingly, I was left with a lot of chocolate at the end. That never happens at openings!