Artist Member
Essence
All There Is
Creating a Sacred Poem for the New World
Connie Hershey
BIO
Connie Hershey of Concord, Massachusetts, is a book artist and poet. She has exhibited her book art in juried exhibitions ranging from local to international. Her poetry has been published in Perihelion, Atlanta Review, GW Review, Connecticut Review and many other journals, plus seven anthologies.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I create handmade artist books, but also am drawn to photography, poetry, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. I gravitate toward imagery of nature and also geometric and architectural forms. My imagery is often photography-based. At times, the tactile qualities of the materials I work with often draw me into new projects.
My favorite challenges in the bookmaking process are finding a form that most relates to the content and problem solving within the construction.
Much of my work reflects an appreciation and reverence for the world and a quality of peacefulness that arises from attention.