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Zoe!
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that’s a super cool idea!
December 17, 2024 at 7:17 PM
zogilm.bsky.social
it would be hard to do since the nature of this book is to be hand-folded, but maybe someday there could be an edition of it! there are a lot of poetry/illustration projects i would love to work on and publish in the future though
December 17, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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hahahah definitely 3 things i love!!
December 17, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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thank you!! i agree, there’s a lot of cool stuff and people here
December 17, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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thank you!!
December 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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zogilm.bsky.social Zoe! @zogilm.bsky.social · Dec 15
Artist book called “Ways of Seeing Cicadas” — I illustrated each stanza of my older sister’s poem and assembled them in an origami folded book! The font is made from my handwriting and images were referenced from childhood photos and landmarks of our hometown. (1/6)
A photo of a portion of the artist book. The pages are each 6 x 6 inches, and are folded in a cross formation and then diagonally once, so that the square page becomes a 3 x 3 inch square when folded down. Each of the pages are attached to each other inversely by the bottom square section to create a chain. Another photo of a portion of the artist book. The pages are each 6 x 6 inches, and are folded in a cross formation and then diagonally once, so that the square page becomes a 3 x 3 inch square when folded down. Each of the pages are attached to each other inversely by the bottom square section to create a chain. A photo of a few pages from directly above to show some of the illustrations and how they interact with the folds Another photo of the pages from above to show more illustrations
December 15, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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The last page! I made this for a final in school, which I’ve been working on for a few weeks now. Happy it’s finally done! (6/6)
The thirteenth page! The stanza reads: “XIII. We mistake cicadas’ music of freedom for screaming. We mistake their living for a swarm.” The illustration depicts a cicada in flight, with several others accompanying it in the background.
December 15, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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(5/6)
The ninth page. The ninth stanza reads: “IX. The first cicadas of the season are all pale and pink like us when our skin first meets air.” The drawing is referenced by an old photo of my older sister at two years old holding me as an infant in her lap on a couch. The infant has her thumb in her mouth, looking content. The toddler holding her is looking to the right of the camera. The tenth page. The stanza reads: “X. It is easy to look at the cicada’s body and only see chipped bark.” The drawing is of a cicada resting on a tree from below. The lines of the cicada and its wings blend in with the tree bark slightly, which is emphasized by the perspective. The eleventh page. The stanza reads: “XI. The cicada’s legs stretch out like blood vessels against the tree’s limb, to remove the insect would be to pull at veins.” The drawing depicts a cicada emerging from its exterior shell from a front facing view. It is surrounded by trees in the background. The twelfth page. The stanza reads: “XII. August comes to an end with the cicada’s last cry, high and strong as a summer storm.” The drawing is of a flying airplane from underneath looking up. It is surrounded by clouds.
December 15, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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continued (4/6)
The fifth page. The fifth stanza reads: “V. Children whine about cicada buzz. The whine and the buzz are one.” The drawing is of a child’s hand holding hundreds of cicadas in a pile. In the background there are blades of grass. The sixth page. The sixth stanza reads: “VI. All along the churchard dogwoods, light pierces cicada wings.” The drawing is of a dogwood tree. The text is embedded in the leaves of the tree. The seventh page. The stanza reads: “VII. The music of the south is mourning and celebration. The music of the south is also cicada song.” The drawing is of a notable statue of a female figure wearing a dress and cloak. This statue is from a historical cemetery from our hometown that is still used today. The eighth page. The stanza reads: “VIII. I never notice cicada hum until after the door closes, until I notice their absence.” The drawing depicts a door slightly ajar, with an obscured figure just beyond it with their hand on the inside handle. We do not see the other half of their body or their face.
December 15, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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The actual poem & illustrations (3/6)
The first illustrated page of the book. Text reads the first stanza of my sister, Katy Gilmore’s poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Cicada.” The text is: “I. The cicada knows two lives— one is seventeen years of silence, the other, a final song.” The drawing is of a periodical cicada done with brown linework and a lighter brown wash of color. The second illustrated page of the book. Text reads the second stanza of my sister, Katy Gilmore’s poem “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Cicada.” The text is: “II. Biking past the tulip poplars, I see cicada skins glinting in the fading sun. When they fall, they plummet like bronze coins into an earthen fountain.” The drawing is of a cicada emerging from its outer shell on the side of a tree. In the background is a young girl riding on her bike. The third page. The third stanza reads: “III. Rising from the dirt, the cicada sees the green leaves shuddering above and must think, for a moment, that they are wings.” The text is surrounded by illustrated leaves connected to branches, as if looking at them from below and seeing the sky past them. The fourth page. The fourth stanza reads: “IV. The dog snatches cicada shells up off the concrete, consuming the corpses as treats.” The drawing is of a dog’s head with its mouth wide open, lunging for a cicada sitting on a stick or branch to its left.
December 15, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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More pics of the book (2/6)
The front cover of the book, which is 3 x 3 inches that has an outline of a cicada. The text above reads “WAYS OF SEEING” and the text below reads “CICADAS” A photo of the entire book laid out on one side. On the other side is the other half of the book. Another photo showing off the folds and structure of the book Another photo from the side to show the pointed triangle shapes the pages create
December 15, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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Yes, I’ve found it difficult to take my 2D brain and push it into 3D space, but once I got the hang of it it’s super fun!
December 1, 2024 at 2:29 PM
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just saw them! they’re super awesome, I only recently started learning how to make pop ups and they are deceptively difficult to make close all the way and look good 🥲
December 1, 2024 at 4:20 AM
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this is awesome
December 1, 2024 at 1:26 AM
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thank you!!
November 30, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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i was in the same boat not long ago and now i’m back to being a 20 y/o book loving girl! it comes full circle :)
November 29, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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that’s so kind thank you!!
November 29, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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I’m going to! I didn’t know about it until today after I already posted stuff, I will in the future
November 29, 2024 at 3:06 AM