New England Book Artists

NEBA is a professional organization of book artists and bibliophiles

Tina Egnoski

Artist Member

Nesting, hinged accordion, acrylic on watercolor paper, museum board, 4” x 4”
Nesting, hinged accordion, acrylic on watercolor paper, museum board, 4” x 4”
Varied Assonance, Venetian blind, hand-stamped lettering on handmade cotton and abaca paper, Nepalese Lokta paper, museum board, 5” x 8”
Varied Assonance, Venetian blind, hand-stamped lettering on handmade cotton and abaca paper, Nepalese Lokta paper, museum board, 5” x 8”
Abundance, flag book, handmade cotton, Nepalese Lokta, Canson Mi-Teintes, museum board, 3.75” x 4.5”
Abundance, flag book, handmade cotton, Nepalese Lokta, Canson Mi-Teintes, museum board, 3.75” x 4.5”

Artist’s BIO

Tina Egnoski is a writer, papermaker, and bookbinder. She’s the author of five books, both fiction and poetry. Her most recent books include the novel Burn Down This World and short story collection You Can Tell Me Anything. In 2021, she turned her love of everything “books” into creating one-of-a kind handmade journals, starting the small business Wordlily. She’s held many jobs—fundraiser, conference planner, administrative assistant—primarily in academic settings. She currently works at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Artist’s Statement

I took my first bookbinding workshop in 2018 and became fascinated with the book as creative expression. Since then, I’ve been exploring text and image in the form of artist books. To create images, I use a variety of techniques—eco-printing, gel printing, pulp painting, and collage. I take inspiration from the Japanese practice of wabi-sabi, using simple materials and letting happy accidents and imperfection guide my process.

Tina Egnoski
www.tinaegnoski.com/
@booksbookspaper
tinaegnoski@gmail.com