Artist Member – Publications Committee
Breadth of Heart
Story about three generations of women
Tea-stained Rives printmaking paper
Pronto prints of found photos and postcards
15 ½ x 9 ½”
Motherhood
Story celebrating the work of motherhood
Handmade folders with Coptic stitch bookbinding
Tea-stained Rives printmaking paper for folders and pages
Pages designed with collaged papers and Pronto print images & text
Letterpress quotes by poets Wislawa Szymborska and Jane Hirshfield
13 x 8 ½”
Letterpress Poetry Broadside
Poem by Vera Pavlova
Translated from Russian by Steven Seymour
Printed in the letterpress shop at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston
Rives medium weight printmaking paper, collage paper design
Text set in Centaur 30 pt
17 x 9”
Jeanette Eberhardy 
BIO
Jeanette Luise Eberhardy, PhD, MFA is an educator, essayist, and book artist. Her Storyforth seminars help students, artists, and professionals tell the story in their work and better connect with their audience. She has delivered her Storyforth seminars in Egypt, Sweden, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and the U.S.
At the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Eberhardy serves as Associate Professor of the Practice of Writing and Program Coordinator for 1st Year Writing. Eberhardy publishes and speaks on inclusive pedagogical strategies for today’s students. Combining her passion for writing and books, she creates artist’s books and letterpress poetry broadsides. Her most recent artist’s book, Subtle Thought, was presented at the Boston Public Library’s show titled Beyond the Book.
Eberhardy holds a PhD in Educational Psychology and an MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing. In addition to her formal education, Eberhardy values her experience each time she witnesses a student or colleague pursue the hard work of rendering their authentic voice through their stories.
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
One artistic theme present in my work is: Not one but many voices.
By listening and learning from many voices, we may see new possibilities for our own lives. This theme is portrayed in the annual gallery show that I curate: Why I Write. Why I Create. Here, student artists offer intimate portrayals of what it is like to create in today’s world. During the last five years, more than 100 participants represented voices from 12 countries, from working and middle class backgrounds, from rural and urban environments, as well as first generation college students.
As a book artist, I explore the intersection of writing and visual art to tell stories where our experiences find deeper expression through the work of imagination. The language of texture invites us to imagine the layers of our experiences: the impression of letterpress print, tea-stained paper, the torn edges of pages. When word and image are combined in artist’s books, we may deepen our appreciation for life’s moments.
The essay is the literary form that excites my imagination. The humble essay is free to adopt whatever form it needs to create meaning. It challenges me to explore the ‘trial and error’ nature of my experience.
Learn more about Why I Write. Why I Create.