How it Begins

How it Begins (2018). Inkjet on handmade milkweed and mulberry paper embedded with paper threads and woven paper. 9.75 x 6.75 x 0.25′ closed, 10 pages. Scripps College Denison Library collection.

You’ve organized the strands
and       wait
for inspiration.
Then,
the unraveling.
Reorganize,
regroup,
consider a change of scale
or a
change of direction
or even
a new path
and      begin      again.