Work

C. L. is a bookbinder and letterpress printer. She produces custom books and journals to order, as well as providing book and paper repair services for her local area. Fill out the form below to inquire.

 

C. L. also produces artists' books. Her artistic work is ephemeral, overly gentle, even fragile and unsure. It is a search for balance, a meditation on the lack of balance; it often uses the tension in her writing to spark a new understanding of both inner and outer self. Her artists' books are vessels for voices, connections—or perhaps for the loss of both. Her work is informed by her academic background in literature and art history, and by her roots in creative writing. Visit the Archive to see her past work. Wondering what an artists' book is? Look no further than the FAQ page!

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Bio

While pursuing her Bachelor's degree in art history and English literature,

C. L. worked as a bindery assistant at the Charleston Library Society in Charleston, SC, from 2016-2018. She then moved to Tuscaloosa to pursue her MFA in Book Arts at the University of Alabama. She was the 2021 Resident Artist at Small Craft Advisory Press in Tallahassee, FL, and while working in residence she taught bookbinding for Florida State University’s printmaking department and produced her thesis project, Somniphobia. In 2024 she moved back to her hometown, where she currently lives and maintains an active art practice from a beautiful home studio in Irondale, AL.

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