“Let My Love Flow Free”
Course: Text and Image
For my final project, I decided to create a book that contained original poetry and illustrations inspired by my first month studying abroad in Orvieto, Italy. I utilized various mediums for each illustration: graphite, ink and watercolor. Some illustrations were pulled from images I had in my sketchbook, others were created in response to the poems I had written.
I used coffee to stain the cover of the book and a Coptic stitch to bind the folios. The book and all the materials I had used were displayed as an interactive piece at the final exhibition, to show process and my sources of inspiration for the project.