As with so many of the pieces of my life that have fallen woefully behind lately, I hereby submit shots from my show at D Center in Baltimore, which happened waaaaaaaay back in December. The exhibit was called “b is … Continue reading b is for better late than never…
(And, no, that’s not a typo.) Talking to students and strangers about my particular brand of bookiness and poetry can sometimes be a little weird at the beginning. It generally starts with an awkward self-deprecating intro, followed by assorted blank … Continue reading 11 book for 13 schools…
The big kick-off for ‘b’ is for Baltimore: Baker Artist Awards 2013 b-grant Winners at D Center in Baltimore is nearly here…whee! Stop by the opening reception on Thursday, December 5, 5-7 p.m., to see several of my books along … Continue reading an exciting week ahead…
I am absolutely thrilled that MICA’s Curatorial Practice MFA class is steering the ship for what is sure to be a unique showing of the nine 2013 Baker Artist Awards b-grant winners this December. To think that my books will … Continue reading more soon, but here’s a peek…
One of the highlights of my summer last year was participating in the annual altered books competition at the Light Street branch of the Enoch Pratt Public Library. I know what you’re thinking: librarians are inviting people to basically destroy … Continue reading 2013 altered book competition…
My art group met today to share our projects based around the topic “Come play with me…” We hadn’t met in what seems like a million years, so it was wonderful having everyone together for lunch and a bit of … Continue reading cigar boxes and super moons…
Update (August 2016): I am excited to say that this book is now in the permanent care of the Goucher College Special Collections. I am so happy to have placed my horseshoe crab somewhere I care about so much — … Continue reading living fossil book…
Isn’t it amazing? So many moving parts. So strangely fluttery under water, alien even in its own home…an elegant armored spaceship. And always so (sadly) dead when I find them on the beach. A student of mine made an absolutely … Continue reading i’m thinking about this shape…
I’m so excited that my poem “Wallflower (For Eva Hesse)” is up today in What Weekly, and specifically, in the very first installment of its new “What Lit” section. What Weekly is a supercool online magazine that’s “documenting the Baltimore … Continue reading inspiration for a wallflower…
I do love haikus. Here’s a shot of the first five days of my Baltimore Fun-A-Day project, for which I’m writing a haiku about something that happens each day, and then attempting to illustrate it. (Emphasis on the attempting.) At … Continue reading 17 syllables of awesome…
Jenny O'Grady 