Houses by Careless Press
Ayin Es: "Houses is the title of poem I wrote back in 1999. It has been through probably a thousand revisions before the final re-write in 2013, when I decided to reconstruct it into an artists' book. The lines of the poem are broken up among the pages in the book. It is about moving countless times as a child with my dysfunctional family. My parents were always fighting, my mother had mental illness, and with each break-up they had, they bought and sold a house, splitting up my brother and I, but eventually getting back together. Then, the cycle would repeat itself again within a year.
"I made the covers of the book out of random cereal boxes. Each one is a little bit different. It also comes in a very simple slip case, also made from cereal boxes (mostly raisin bran). "
Processes, Dimensions, and Edition Information
By Ayin Es (Carol Es)
Los Angeles: Careless Press, 2013. Edition of 8.
6 x 9"; 20 pages. Two drawings on black Strathmore Artagain paper. Two handmade flower-pressed papers. Two original watercolor and ink paintings. One gouache/Sumi-e painting on golden handmade paper from Nepal. One original block print. Two copper plate etchings on Rives BFK. One embroidered drawing. One 5 x 5" Giclée. Three digitally designed pages with archival Epson Ultrachrome K3 inks. Letterpress and digital printing. Japanese stab binding. Cover with hand die-cut house illustration. Slipcased. Cereal box papers used for covers and slipcase. Signed and numbered.