Grown

by Katana Lippart

Rules? Rules to this world- oh heavens, no. I’ve been here since the flowers began to bloom and there’s been no rules. Simple respects. That’s all. It’s understood. It helps our society to blossom. Well, it did…then they came with the machines, then they came with the power, then they learned what greed was and used it to destroy one another. They didn’t do it on purpose I suppose, but the flowers began to die. They began to wither. New houses. New technologies. Different power. Same greed. There were no flowers anymore. Look around now. What are we to do? How do we learn from the past? I want my children to see the flowers again. Will they know their beauty? Ah, beauty…it’s harder to find these days, but for as long as I remember the day, I call you, too.

About the artist:
Katana Lippart holds a BFA from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. She has participated in a number of juried shows, artist book and zine fairs, and is currently involved in The Collage Garden, an international collage collective. She lives and works in Brunswick, Maryland.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Grown
by Katana Lippart
hand-made artist book
4″x5.5″x.5″
digital collage printed using a risograph, assembled as a hard cover accordion-fold
edition of 5
Katana Lippart, Brunswick, Maryland, 2019

For more information about this work, visit the artist’s website HERE.