On a recent visit to Houston, I stopped by Cara Barer's studio to get a glimpse of how she does what she does!
Without giving away any of her secrets, I was given permission to show my readers some of the highlights of her studio. Enjoy the visuals (shot by me on my iPhone).
Some of Cara's earlier creations were held together with beeswax (from the back side) rendering them far less beautiful as an object, especially when compared to the original photograph, both seen below.
New Century
New Century
The artist in her studio
Cara's 'work' room precedes the entrance to the studio and it gives you the immediate clue that this artist is all about books - they are everywhere and with all of the bookshelves tightly packed to the gills, there are yet additional vertical book shelves with more - literally, floor to ceiling! You have no idea if these are soon to be recycled into her art, or whether they are for her to read. Clearly, she has plenty of material at her fingertips.
The new image below, Lilac, was an experiment with the artist applying paint to the book's pages. Cara did say that it doesn't always work, but Lilac is one of her successes!
Lilac
Lilac from another view
In the image below we see Lilac, Journey to Zaragosa, Sunset and Psychedelic with a sample print of New Century tacked to the wall.
Sunset, Lilac, Journey to Zaragosa and Psychedelic with a sample print of New Century on the wall
Psychedelic with clothespin
The artist arranging Sunset with Lilac and Journey to Zaragosa
Cara's images have been used on the covers of many published books
Ocean
Storage....
Storage....for Winston's, 1966, Road toRobinhood Bay and Detritus Recycled amongst others.
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