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I view libraries as only second to art museums as places I go to be in quiet contemplation with visual phenomena and sometimes other people. I don’t mind ‘killing time’ in a library because it’s always a workout for my mind. I’ve been doing a lot of soft sculpture pieces in wool lately that I think might fit well in a library setting and cause humorous thought.
The softness and stillness of this piece is reminiscent of the students I often see sleeping, sprawled out on our library floors in between classes or seeking a recharge after hours of study and homework. The library has been a safe place for people to be quiet, contemplative, and to explore ideas. I hope they remain so.
Tracy Grimm
Associate Dean of Special Collections, WVU Libraries
Mushrooms of meaning growing out of and on a library forest! Love the symbiotic metaphor of books and nature. Beautiful, fun and colorful juxtaposition of fiber arts and written words.
M. J. Orzech
Scholarly Communications Librarian, SUNY Brockport
Books are vehicles for information.. Creativity, art, objects, places, sometimes the solitude of a library is often the beginning of what can be a loud awakening in the same library. A library is much more than just books, spines and pages - but a center of tools for discovery in many forms.
Harry Brake
President, Delaware Association of School Librarians