Join us for the book release of our very own Resident Studio Artist Anika Toro! The party will be in the community printshop during our opening house event on Friday April 17th from 6-9pm.
Anika will be present to chat and sign any books, but more enticing may be acquiring the one-of-a-kind hand-printed material items available with any book sold, each made by Anika. Visitors will also be encouraged to participate in a fun found text/play with words experience in the printshop that line with the book’s theme.
Finding Joy:
Discover the magic of serendipity and artistic exploration in “Finding Joy”! This mixed media art book takes selections from nine different copies of the same book, showcasing Anika’s transformative and playful approach to the original text.
Each page spread uses hand-selected text, left unaltered from its original position. Through a process of erasure and blackout, Anika redacts everything except a newly found message, thought, idea, or poem, without adding any new text. Analog collages, paint, photography, embroidery, and more celebrate unique narratives, exploring creativity, spontaneity, and the profound moments that emerge from reimagining existing ideas.
About Anika:
Anika Toro is a mixed media artist with a background in photography and collage. Her current work fuses narrative, serendipity, and playful experimentation into art that transforms familiar texts and images into unexpected expressions of creativity. Her innovative projects have found homes in hotels and private spaces around the world, while her award-winning photography has been seen in magazines, on record covers, and in exhibitions throughout the United States.
