The EACH Way to Speak

                This book was a sort of response to my first book about my grandmother. That one had just one of her many sayings, but this one has all of the "big" ones. People that have heard my grandmother talk are really the only ones capable of grasping how meaningful this book is. E.A.C.H. are my grandmother's initials. There are eight pages, so eight quotes. At the back of the book is my About the Author. I thought of this book as a great opportunity to introduce my presence as an artist/author. The book construction is that of a simple zine, which is a short book, completely handmade, and it usually has one main topic of focus. The book itself is just one entire sheet of paper folded appropriately.
                 This book was extremely difficult to make on Microsoft Word because there wasn't a layout for it. I had to manually put in the boxes for each page, the page numbers, the pictures, and the wording. That alone took a few days. But I am very proud of myself for completing this book. I made around forty of these books in two slightly different-colored papers, mostly for family and close friends. No one else really understood it. The two pictures of myself are there mostly because I couldn't choose from either one. What's interesting about the pictures in this book are that I chose them each  so one could picture my grandmother saying that particular quote. And yes, the front is an older picture of my grandmother.
              Novemeber 13, 2015 update: This book was entered into a contest and won a purchase prize award! As a result, his book will be donated to the UCLA Arts Library to be a part of their already awesome book arts collection! I'm so proud!!