Elizabeth Castaldo is a New York based artist, printmaker, and bookbinder. Working with collage, drawing, and printmaking she creates multi-layered and visually abundant works on paper and artist’s books that explore nature, the divine feminine and interconnectivity. She is currently an art-in-ed workspace resident at Women’s Studio Workshop and has completed residencies at Proyecto ‘Ace in Buenos Aires Argentina, Arquetopia in Oaxaca Mexico, the Center for Book Arts, NYC and Printmaker’s Open Forum, Oxford PA. In 2023, her work was included in an illustrated edition of The Awakening by Kate Chopin published by Kasini House and Kolaj. Her work has been exhibited internationally including with Proyecto ‘Ace, Saint-Paul de Mausole at Saint-Rémy, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Empty Set Gallery, Zucker man Museum of Art, Center for Book Arts, Saint Joseph’s College, and Landing Contemporary. She teaches printmaking and book arts at Parsons School of Design and the Center for Book Arts. Castaldo received her MFA from SCAD Atlanta where she was a Dean’s Fellow in Printmaking and her BFA from the School of Visual Arts. Her work is held in many private and institutional collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Public Library, SCAD, The University of Alberta, Carnegie Melon University, Yale University and others. Follow her work online: www.elizabethcastaldo.com
| Award | Name | Book Title |
| 1st Place | Ruiyu Chen | Shadow of My Grey Grandmother |
| 2nd Place | Mada Jones | Behind The Door and Everything Else |
| 3rd Place | Avry McKinney | Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are |
| Honorable Mention | Sharron Van | Thoughts about Love From a Girl Who Doesn't Know Anything |
| Honorable Mention | Saba Saadatadar | Black Swan |
| Honorable Mention | Lora Qiu | Secret Expressions |
| Honorable Mention | Caitlin Sellman | Natural Despite Intrusion |
| Sculptural | Jessica Watkins | Water Series |
| Librarian's Choice | Morgan Portillo | Inigo and Fezzik: A Princess Bride Love Story |
| Viewer's Choice | Sichen Xin | Rust |
A showcase of works by 2024 competition winners and selected competitors. This exhibit is on display until the end of Summer Quarter 2024.
SCAD Library, Atlanta
Viewers' Choice
RUST by Sichen Xin
Cloth
The story uses rusty objects as symbols of decay and forgotten connections, focusing on an old record player that brings back memories of the narrator's grandfather. He was a musician who lived through difficult times, including the Cultural Revolution and taught the narrator to play the piano, leaving a deep, lasting impression with Bach's Minuet.
1st Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma by Ruiyu Chen
Cyanotype
Memories are distorted realities, just like shadow. And grey is ambiguity just like all of us. “Shadow of My Grey Grandma” tells contradictory stories about an important figure in my life, grandma, to mimic the ambiguity nature of memories and the grey areas of human beings.
1st Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma by Ruiyu Chen
Cyanotype
Memories are distorted realities, just like shadow. And grey is ambiguity just like all of us. “Shadow of My Grey Grandma” tells contradictory stories about an important figure in my life, grandma, to mimic the ambiguity nature of memories and the grey areas of human beings.
1st Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma by Ruiyu Chen
Cyanotype
Memories are distorted realities, just like shadow. And grey is ambiguity just like all of us. “Shadow of My Grey Grandma” tells contradictory stories about an important figure in my life, grandma, to mimic the ambiguity nature of memories and the grey areas of human beings.
1st Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma by Ruiyu Chen
Cyanotype
Memories are distorted realities, just like shadow. And grey is ambiguity just like all of us. “Shadow of My Grey Grandma” tells contradictory stories about an important figure in my life, grandma, to mimic the ambiguity nature of memories and the grey areas of human beings.
1st Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma by Ruiyu Chen
Cyanotype
Memories are distorted realities, just like shadow. And grey is ambiguity just like all of us. “Shadow of My Grey Grandma” tells contradictory stories about an important figure in my life, grandma, to mimic the ambiguity nature of memories and the grey areas of human beings.
2nd Place
Behind the Door and Everything Else by Mada Jones
Watercolor and serigraphy on Stonehenge, bound with fabric and lace.
A catalogue of my memories and experiences from the summer sorted either behind the green glass door, or with everything else. The book’s pink pages settle into the soft and sweet while the story splays itself in illustration: poems, pictures, and patterns. Between the strawberries, swallows and deer, do you see me?
2nd Place
Behind the Door and Everything Else by Mada Jones
Watercolor and serigraphy on Stonehenge, bound with fabric and lace.
A catalogue of my memories and experiences from the summer sorted either behind the green glass door, or with everything else. The book’s pink pages settle into the soft and sweet while the story splays itself in illustration: poems, pictures, and patterns. Between the strawberries, swallows and deer, do you see me?
2nd Place
Behind the Door and Everything Else by Mada Jones
Watercolor and serigraphy on Stonehenge, bound with fabric and lace.
A catalogue of my memories and experiences from the summer sorted either behind the green glass door, or with everything else. The book’s pink pages settle into the soft and sweet while the story splays itself in illustration: poems, pictures, and patterns. Between the strawberries, swallows and deer, do you see me?
2nd Place
Behind the Door and Everything Else by Mada Jones
Watercolor and serigraphy on Stonehenge, bound with fabric and lace.
A catalogue of my memories and experiences from the summer sorted either behind the green glass door, or with everything else. The book’s pink pages settle into the soft and sweet while the story splays itself in illustration: poems, pictures, and patterns. Between the strawberries, swallows and deer, do you see me?
2nd Place
Behind the Door and Everything Else by Mada Jones
Watercolor and serigraphy on Stonehenge, bound with fabric and lace.
A catalogue of my memories and experiences from the summer sorted either behind the green glass door, or with everything else. The book’s pink pages settle into the soft and sweet while the story splays itself in illustration: poems, pictures, and patterns. Between the strawberries, swallows and deer, do you see me?
3rd Place
Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are? by Avry McKinney
Wet and Needle Felted Wool, Mixed Media, Embroidery
Textile book displayed in diary format that showcases a range of techniques in a curated picture book. Book pages reflect some of my significant life experiences, thoughts, and other fragments from my early development that have evolved over the years and constructed my being.
3rd Place
Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are? by Avry McKinney
Wet and Needle Felted Wool, Mixed Media, Embroidery
Textile book displayed in diary format that showcases a range of techniques in a curated picture book. Book pages reflect some of my significant life experiences, thoughts, and other fragments from my early development that have evolved over the years and constructed my being.
3rd Place
Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are? by Avry McKinney
Wet and Needle Felted Wool, Mixed Media, Embroidery
Textile book displayed in diary format that showcases a range of techniques in a curated picture book. Book pages reflect some of my significant life experiences, thoughts, and other fragments from my early development that have evolved over the years and constructed my being.
3rd Place
Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are? by Avry McKinney
Wet and Needle Felted Wool, Mixed Media, Embroidery
Textile book displayed in diary format that showcases a range of techniques in a curated picture book. Book pages reflect some of my significant life experiences, thoughts, and other fragments from my early development that have evolved over the years and constructed my being.
3rd Place
Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are? by Avry McKinney
Wet and Needle Felted Wool, Mixed Media, Embroidery
Textile book displayed in diary format that showcases a range of techniques in a curated picture book. Book pages reflect some of my significant life experiences, thoughts, and other fragments from my early development that have evolved over the years and constructed my being.
Honorable Mention
Thoughts About Love From a Girl Who Doesn't Know Anything by Sharron Van
Gold Leaf, Acrylic Paint, Colored Pencil, and Marker on Smooth Bristol
A spiral book describing my relationship with love, science, and my asexuality. I made it to explain how I see the world and how I process everything around me through the concept that keeps the world turning, love.
Honorable Mention
Thoughts About Love From a Girl Who Doesn't Know Anything by Sharron Van
Gold Leaf, Acrylic Paint, Colored Pencil, and Marker on Smooth Bristol
A spiral book describing my relationship with love, science, and my asexuality. I made it to explain how I see the world and how I process everything around me through the concept that keeps the world turning, love.
Honorable Mention
Thoughts About Love From a Girl Who Doesn't Know Anything by Sharron Van
Gold Leaf, Acrylic Paint, Colored Pencil, and Marker on Smooth Bristol
A spiral book describing my relationship with love, science, and my asexuality. I made it to explain how I see the world and how I process everything around me through the concept that keeps the world turning, love.
Honorable Mention
Black Swan by Saba Saadatdar
Seed paper, India ink treatment, cross stitch treatment, corset binding, tulle
Movie script book - A typography book based on the movie Black Swan exploring the theme of obsession, particularly with perfection and success in a highly competitive world. It delves into the protagonist's struggle with her identity, as she navigates between her innocent, white swan persona and her darker, seductive black swan persona. The type in the book is set in Garamond Pro at 10/12. Printed on seed paper, corset binding, cross stitched title, and India ink treatment"
Honorable Mention
Black Swan by Saba Saadatdar
Seed paper, India ink treatment, cross stitch treatment, corset binding, tulle
Movie script book - A typography book based on the movie Black Swan exploring the theme of obsession, particularly with perfection and success in a highly competitive world. It delves into the protagonist's struggle with her identity, as she navigates between her innocent, white swan persona and her darker, seductive black swan persona. The type in the book is set in Garamond Pro at 10/12. Printed on seed paper, corset binding, cross stitched title, and India ink treatment"
Honorable Mention
Black Swan by Saba Saadatdar
Seed paper, India ink treatment, cross stitch treatment, corset binding, tulle
Movie script book - A typography book based on the movie Black Swan exploring the theme of obsession, particularly with perfection and success in a highly competitive world. It delves into the protagonist's struggle with her identity, as she navigates between her innocent, white swan persona and her darker, seductive black swan persona. The type in the book is set in Garamond Pro at 10/12. Printed on seed paper, corset binding, cross stitched title, and India ink treatment"
Honorable Mention
Secret Expressions by Lora Qiu
Letter print, Etching, Screen print, UV ink and acrylic on Rives light
This artist's book showcases the words spoken by most Asian parents to their children. Sentences visible only under UV light reveal the emotions that parents actually want to convey.
Honorable Mention
Secret Expressions by Lora Qiu
Letter print, Etching, Screen print, UV ink and acrylic on Rives light
This artist's book showcases the words spoken by most Asian parents to their children. Sentences visible only under UV light reveal the emotions that parents actually want to convey.
Honorable Mention
Secret Expressions by Lora Qiu
Letter print, Etching, Screen print, UV ink and acrylic on Rives light
This artist's book showcases the words spoken by most Asian parents to their children. Sentences visible only under UV light reveal the emotions that parents actually want to convey.
Honorable Mention
Natural Despite Intrusion by Caitlin Sellman
Photography
This handmade book explores the artist's journey growing up with scoliosis and the healing process of her recent spinal fusion surgery. Various creative writing elements accompany the images to expand on the personal journey of being a patient. The book has a common poetic thread, emphasizing metaphors of identity through diagnosis and overcoming challenges with overall physical appearance.
Honorable Mention
Natural Despite Intrusion by Caitlin Sellman
Photography
This handmade book explores the artist's journey growing up with scoliosis and the healing process of her recent spinal fusion surgery. Various creative writing elements accompany the images to expand on the personal journey of being a patient. The book has a common poetic thread, emphasizing metaphors of identity through diagnosis and overcoming challenges with overall physical appearance.
Honorable Mention
Natural Despite Intrusion by Caitlin Sellman
Photography
This handmade book explores the artist's journey growing up with scoliosis and the healing process of her recent spinal fusion surgery. Various creative writing elements accompany the images to expand on the personal journey of being a patient. The book has a common poetic thread, emphasizing metaphors of identity through diagnosis and overcoming challenges with overall physical appearance.
Sculptural
Water Series by Jessica Watkins
Clay, gauche, and marker on wood
I am captivated by the ocean's chaotic allure, its serene tranquility, and whimsical beauty, which I seek to capture in my four-part doll series. The first doll depicts a woman entwined with fish amidst her hair, bound by ropes attempting to contain the liveliness of her unruly locks. A sea monster writhes through the depths with primal force, embodying the untamed power and mystery beneath the waves. Vibrant crabs contribute to the ocean's ecosystem and lively pulse of life. Lastly, a small vase symbolizes humanity's quest to contain the boundless liveliness of water. Through these dolls, I invite viewers to immerse themselves in the enchanting realm of the ocean, where fantasy and reality intertwine, and the spirit of life flows ceaselessly.
Sculptural
Water Series by Jessica Watkins
Clay, gauche, and marker on wood
I am captivated by the ocean's chaotic allure, its serene tranquility, and whimsical beauty, which I seek to capture in my four-part doll series. The first doll depicts a woman entwined with fish amidst her hair, bound by ropes attempting to contain the liveliness of her unruly locks. A sea monster writhes through the depths with primal force, embodying the untamed power and mystery beneath the waves. Vibrant crabs contribute to the ocean's ecosystem and lively pulse of life. Lastly, a small vase symbolizes humanity's quest to contain the boundless liveliness of water. Through these dolls, I invite viewers to immerse themselves in the enchanting realm of the ocean, where fantasy and reality intertwine, and the spirit of life flows ceaselessly.
Sculptural
Water Series by Jessica Watkins
Clay, gauche, and marker on wood
I am captivated by the ocean's chaotic allure, its serene tranquility, and whimsical beauty, which I seek to capture in my four-part doll series. The first doll depicts a woman entwined with fish amidst her hair, bound by ropes attempting to contain the liveliness of her unruly locks. A sea monster writhes through the depths with primal force, embodying the untamed power and mystery beneath the waves. Vibrant crabs contribute to the ocean's ecosystem and lively pulse of life. Lastly, a small vase symbolizes humanity's quest to contain the boundless liveliness of water. Through these dolls, I invite viewers to immerse themselves in the enchanting realm of the ocean, where fantasy and reality intertwine, and the spirit of life flows ceaselessly.
Librarian's Choice
Inigo and Fezzik: A Princess Bride Love Story by Morgan Portillo
BFK Rives
This was based on The Princess Bride film script. I reinterpreted Inigo and Fezzik's friendship into a romance. I expressed their story exclusively through typography and special treatments.
Librarian's Choice
Inigo and Fezzik: A Princess Bride Love Story by Morgan Portillo
BFK Rives
This was based on The Princess Bride film script. I reinterpreted Inigo and Fezzik's friendship into a romance. I expressed their story exclusively through typography and special treatments.
Librarian's Choice
Inigo and Fezzik: A Princess Bride Love Story by Morgan Portillo
BFK Rives
This was based on The Princess Bride film script. I reinterpreted Inigo and Fezzik's friendship into a romance. I expressed their story exclusively through typography and special treatments.
Viewers' Choice
RUST by Sichen Xin
Cloth
The story uses rusty objects as symbols of decay and forgotten connections, focusing on an old record player that brings back memories of the narrator's grandfather. He was a musician who lived through difficult times, including the Cultural Revolution and taught the narrator to play the piano, leaving a deep, lasting impression with Bach's Minuet.
Viewers' Choice
RUST by Sichen Xin
Cloth
The story uses rusty objects as symbols of decay and forgotten connections, focusing on an old record player that brings back memories of the narrator's grandfather. He was a musician who lived through difficult times, including the Cultural Revolution and taught the narrator to play the piano, leaving a deep, lasting impression with Bach's Minuet.
Viewers' Choice
RUST by Sichen Xin
Cloth
The story uses rusty objects as symbols of decay and forgotten connections, focusing on an old record player that brings back memories of the narrator's grandfather. He was a musician who lived through difficult times, including the Cultural Revolution and taught the narrator to play the piano, leaving a deep, lasting impression with Bach's Minuet.
1st Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma by Ruiyu Chen
Cyanotype
Memories are distorted realities, just like shadow. And grey is ambiguity just like all of us. “Shadow of My Grey Grandma” tells contradictory stories about an important figure in my life, grandma, to mimic the ambiguity nature of memories and the grey areas of human beings.
1st Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma by Ruiyu Chen
Cyanotype
Memories are distorted realities, just like shadow. And grey is ambiguity just like all of us. “Shadow of My Grey Grandma” tells contradictory stories about an important figure in my life, grandma, to mimic the ambiguity nature of memories and the grey areas of human beings.
1st Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma by Ruiyu Chen
Cyanotype
Memories are distorted realities, just like shadow. And grey is ambiguity just like all of us. “Shadow of My Grey Grandma” tells contradictory stories about an important figure in my life, grandma, to mimic the ambiguity nature of memories and the grey areas of human beings.
1st Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma by Ruiyu Chen
Cyanotype
Memories are distorted realities, just like shadow. And grey is ambiguity just like all of us. “Shadow of My Grey Grandma” tells contradictory stories about an important figure in my life, grandma, to mimic the ambiguity nature of memories and the grey areas of human beings.
1st Place
Shadow of My Grey Grandma by Ruiyu Chen
Cyanotype
Memories are distorted realities, just like shadow. And grey is ambiguity just like all of us. “Shadow of My Grey Grandma” tells contradictory stories about an important figure in my life, grandma, to mimic the ambiguity nature of memories and the grey areas of human beings.
2nd Place
Behind the Door and Everything Else by Mada Jones
Watercolor and serigraphy on Stonehenge, bound with fabric and lace.
A catalogue of my memories and experiences from the summer sorted either behind the green glass door, or with everything else. The book’s pink pages settle into the soft and sweet while the story splays itself in illustration: poems, pictures, and patterns. Between the strawberries, swallows and deer, do you see me?
2nd Place
Behind the Door and Everything Else by Mada Jones
Watercolor and serigraphy on Stonehenge, bound with fabric and lace.
A catalogue of my memories and experiences from the summer sorted either behind the green glass door, or with everything else. The book’s pink pages settle into the soft and sweet while the story splays itself in illustration: poems, pictures, and patterns. Between the strawberries, swallows and deer, do you see me?
2nd Place
Behind the Door and Everything Else by Mada Jones
Watercolor and serigraphy on Stonehenge, bound with fabric and lace.
A catalogue of my memories and experiences from the summer sorted either behind the green glass door, or with everything else. The book’s pink pages settle into the soft and sweet while the story splays itself in illustration: poems, pictures, and patterns. Between the strawberries, swallows and deer, do you see me?
2nd Place
Behind the Door and Everything Else by Mada Jones
Watercolor and serigraphy on Stonehenge, bound with fabric and lace.
A catalogue of my memories and experiences from the summer sorted either behind the green glass door, or with everything else. The book’s pink pages settle into the soft and sweet while the story splays itself in illustration: poems, pictures, and patterns. Between the strawberries, swallows and deer, do you see me?
2nd Place
Behind the Door and Everything Else by Mada Jones
Watercolor and serigraphy on Stonehenge, bound with fabric and lace.
A catalogue of my memories and experiences from the summer sorted either behind the green glass door, or with everything else. The book’s pink pages settle into the soft and sweet while the story splays itself in illustration: poems, pictures, and patterns. Between the strawberries, swallows and deer, do you see me?
3rd Place
Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are? by Avry McKinney
Wet and Needle Felted Wool, Mixed Media, Embroidery
Textile book displayed in diary format that showcases a range of techniques in a curated picture book. Book pages reflect some of my significant life experiences, thoughts, and other fragments from my early development that have evolved over the years and constructed my being.
3rd Place
Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are? by Avry McKinney
Wet and Needle Felted Wool, Mixed Media, Embroidery
Textile book displayed in diary format that showcases a range of techniques in a curated picture book. Book pages reflect some of my significant life experiences, thoughts, and other fragments from my early development that have evolved over the years and constructed my being.
3rd Place
Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are? by Avry McKinney
Wet and Needle Felted Wool, Mixed Media, Embroidery
Textile book displayed in diary format that showcases a range of techniques in a curated picture book. Book pages reflect some of my significant life experiences, thoughts, and other fragments from my early development that have evolved over the years and constructed my being.
3rd Place
Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are? by Avry McKinney
Wet and Needle Felted Wool, Mixed Media, Embroidery
Textile book displayed in diary format that showcases a range of techniques in a curated picture book. Book pages reflect some of my significant life experiences, thoughts, and other fragments from my early development that have evolved over the years and constructed my being.
3rd Place
Do You Realize How Magnificent You Are? by Avry McKinney
Wet and Needle Felted Wool, Mixed Media, Embroidery
Textile book displayed in diary format that showcases a range of techniques in a curated picture book. Book pages reflect some of my significant life experiences, thoughts, and other fragments from my early development that have evolved over the years and constructed my being.
Honorable Mention
Thoughts About Love From a Girl Who Doesn't Know Anything by Sharron Van
Gold Leaf, Acrylic Paint, Colored Pencil, and Marker on Smooth Bristol
A spiral book describing my relationship with love, science, and my asexuality. I made it to explain how I see the world and how I process everything around me through the concept that keeps the world turning, love.
Honorable Mention
Thoughts About Love From a Girl Who Doesn't Know Anything by Sharron Van
Gold Leaf, Acrylic Paint, Colored Pencil, and Marker on Smooth Bristol
A spiral book describing my relationship with love, science, and my asexuality. I made it to explain how I see the world and how I process everything around me through the concept that keeps the world turning, love.
Honorable Mention
Thoughts About Love From a Girl Who Doesn't Know Anything by Sharron Van
Gold Leaf, Acrylic Paint, Colored Pencil, and Marker on Smooth Bristol
A spiral book describing my relationship with love, science, and my asexuality. I made it to explain how I see the world and how I process everything around me through the concept that keeps the world turning, love.
Honorable Mention
Black Swan by Saba Saadatdar
Seed paper, India ink treatment, cross stitch treatment, corset binding, tulle
Movie script book - A typography book based on the movie Black Swan exploring the theme of obsession, particularly with perfection and success in a highly competitive world. It delves into the protagonist's struggle with her identity, as she navigates between her innocent, white swan persona and her darker, seductive black swan persona. The type in the book is set in Garamond Pro at 10/12. Printed on seed paper, corset binding, cross stitched title, and India ink treatment"
Honorable Mention
Black Swan by Saba Saadatdar
Seed paper, India ink treatment, cross stitch treatment, corset binding, tulle
Movie script book - A typography book based on the movie Black Swan exploring the theme of obsession, particularly with perfection and success in a highly competitive world. It delves into the protagonist's struggle with her identity, as she navigates between her innocent, white swan persona and her darker, seductive black swan persona. The type in the book is set in Garamond Pro at 10/12. Printed on seed paper, corset binding, cross stitched title, and India ink treatment"
Honorable Mention
Black Swan by Saba Saadatdar
Seed paper, India ink treatment, cross stitch treatment, corset binding, tulle
Movie script book - A typography book based on the movie Black Swan exploring the theme of obsession, particularly with perfection and success in a highly competitive world. It delves into the protagonist's struggle with her identity, as she navigates between her innocent, white swan persona and her darker, seductive black swan persona. The type in the book is set in Garamond Pro at 10/12. Printed on seed paper, corset binding, cross stitched title, and India ink treatment"
Honorable Mention
Secret Expressions by Lora Qiu
Letter print, Etching, Screen print, UV ink and acrylic on Rives light
This artist's book showcases the words spoken by most Asian parents to their children. Sentences visible only under UV light reveal the emotions that parents actually want to convey.
Honorable Mention
Secret Expressions by Lora Qiu
Letter print, Etching, Screen print, UV ink and acrylic on Rives light
This artist's book showcases the words spoken by most Asian parents to their children. Sentences visible only under UV light reveal the emotions that parents actually want to convey.
Honorable Mention
Secret Expressions by Lora Qiu
Letter print, Etching, Screen print, UV ink and acrylic on Rives light
This artist's book showcases the words spoken by most Asian parents to their children. Sentences visible only under UV light reveal the emotions that parents actually want to convey.
Honorable Mention
Natural Despite Intrusion by Caitlin Sellman
Photography
This handmade book explores the artist's journey growing up with scoliosis and the healing process of her recent spinal fusion surgery. Various creative writing elements accompany the images to expand on the personal journey of being a patient. The book has a common poetic thread, emphasizing metaphors of identity through diagnosis and overcoming challenges with overall physical appearance.
Honorable Mention
Natural Despite Intrusion by Caitlin Sellman
Photography
This handmade book explores the artist's journey growing up with scoliosis and the healing process of her recent spinal fusion surgery. Various creative writing elements accompany the images to expand on the personal journey of being a patient. The book has a common poetic thread, emphasizing metaphors of identity through diagnosis and overcoming challenges with overall physical appearance.
Honorable Mention
Natural Despite Intrusion by Caitlin Sellman
Photography
This handmade book explores the artist's journey growing up with scoliosis and the healing process of her recent spinal fusion surgery. Various creative writing elements accompany the images to expand on the personal journey of being a patient. The book has a common poetic thread, emphasizing metaphors of identity through diagnosis and overcoming challenges with overall physical appearance.
Sculptural
Water Series by Jessica Watkins
Clay, gauche, and marker on wood
I am captivated by the ocean's chaotic allure, its serene tranquility, and whimsical beauty, which I seek to capture in my four-part doll series. The first doll depicts a woman entwined with fish amidst her hair, bound by ropes attempting to contain the liveliness of her unruly locks. A sea monster writhes through the depths with primal force, embodying the untamed power and mystery beneath the waves. Vibrant crabs contribute to the ocean's ecosystem and lively pulse of life. Lastly, a small vase symbolizes humanity's quest to contain the boundless liveliness of water. Through these dolls, I invite viewers to immerse themselves in the enchanting realm of the ocean, where fantasy and reality intertwine, and the spirit of life flows ceaselessly.
Sculptural
Water Series by Jessica Watkins
Clay, gauche, and marker on wood
I am captivated by the ocean's chaotic allure, its serene tranquility, and whimsical beauty, which I seek to capture in my four-part doll series. The first doll depicts a woman entwined with fish amidst her hair, bound by ropes attempting to contain the liveliness of her unruly locks. A sea monster writhes through the depths with primal force, embodying the untamed power and mystery beneath the waves. Vibrant crabs contribute to the ocean's ecosystem and lively pulse of life. Lastly, a small vase symbolizes humanity's quest to contain the boundless liveliness of water. Through these dolls, I invite viewers to immerse themselves in the enchanting realm of the ocean, where fantasy and reality intertwine, and the spirit of life flows ceaselessly.
Sculptural
Water Series by Jessica Watkins
Clay, gauche, and marker on wood
I am captivated by the ocean's chaotic allure, its serene tranquility, and whimsical beauty, which I seek to capture in my four-part doll series. The first doll depicts a woman entwined with fish amidst her hair, bound by ropes attempting to contain the liveliness of her unruly locks. A sea monster writhes through the depths with primal force, embodying the untamed power and mystery beneath the waves. Vibrant crabs contribute to the ocean's ecosystem and lively pulse of life. Lastly, a small vase symbolizes humanity's quest to contain the boundless liveliness of water. Through these dolls, I invite viewers to immerse themselves in the enchanting realm of the ocean, where fantasy and reality intertwine, and the spirit of life flows ceaselessly.
Librarian's Choice
Inigo and Fezzik: A Princess Bride Love Story by Morgan Portillo
BFK Rives
This was based on The Princess Bride film script. I reinterpreted Inigo and Fezzik's friendship into a romance. I expressed their story exclusively through typography and special treatments.
Librarian's Choice
Inigo and Fezzik: A Princess Bride Love Story by Morgan Portillo
BFK Rives
This was based on The Princess Bride film script. I reinterpreted Inigo and Fezzik's friendship into a romance. I expressed their story exclusively through typography and special treatments.
Librarian's Choice
Inigo and Fezzik: A Princess Bride Love Story by Morgan Portillo
BFK Rives
This was based on The Princess Bride film script. I reinterpreted Inigo and Fezzik's friendship into a romance. I expressed their story exclusively through typography and special treatments.
Viewers' Choice
RUST by Sichen Xin
Cloth
The story uses rusty objects as symbols of decay and forgotten connections, focusing on an old record player that brings back memories of the narrator's grandfather. He was a musician who lived through difficult times, including the Cultural Revolution and taught the narrator to play the piano, leaving a deep, lasting impression with Bach's Minuet.
Viewers' Choice
RUST by Sichen Xin
Cloth
The story uses rusty objects as symbols of decay and forgotten connections, focusing on an old record player that brings back memories of the narrator's grandfather. He was a musician who lived through difficult times, including the Cultural Revolution and taught the narrator to play the piano, leaving a deep, lasting impression with Bach's Minuet.
Viewers' Choice
RUST by Sichen Xin
Cloth
The story uses rusty objects as symbols of decay and forgotten connections, focusing on an old record player that brings back memories of the narrator's grandfather. He was a musician who lived through difficult times, including the Cultural Revolution and taught the narrator to play the piano, leaving a deep, lasting impression with Bach's Minuet.
