Ten Questions for Shayla Lawz
“I was using the text as a future image of what my own life could be.” —Shayla Lawz, author of speculation, n.
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“I was using the text as a future image of what my own life could be.” —Shayla Lawz, author of speculation, n.
“I wanted to articulate and be honest to the emotion of grief.” —Eugene Lim, author of Search History
“I leapt into it and wrote it like a banshee.” —Yxta Maya Murray, author of Art Is Everything
“I write sporadically and edit often.” —francine j. harris, author of Here Is the Sweet Hand
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UK artist Jennifer Collier uses repurposed books and papers to sculpt an array of art objects inspired by the very materials used to create them—from stilettos made from the pages of Little Women to gloves fashioned from the illustrated text of Alice in Wonderland—each finished project a reflection of the written words from which it’s made.