Tatiana Potts

"I created this series of books during our current time of uncertainty, immersing myself in making to deal with the relentless news, the virus, the new rules of social distancing, and my worries for family and friends. I wanted to find alternative ways of creating books and relief prints without access to a studio, and experimentation became my therapy. At home, I started noticing the things I use everyday: boxes and packaging from things like seltzer, flour, and egg cartons. I carved images of empty chairs into wood scraps and hand-printed them onto paper from packaging and other papers hand-dyed from domestic things like tea, coffee, wine, and beets. They represent the chairs that would otherwise be filled with friends and loved ones. The book form suggests that we are all bound in this together."