Sometimes it’s good to take one step away from books and look at the familiar materials arefresh. The kind of books I make always take a long time. In fact, even if I decided to quickly make one for checking out some thoughts and ideas, I still end up taking the book more seriously than a test piece and devoting more energy to it than I originally intended. A book for me is always a full process – I cannot seem to let one leave my hands as a test piece. So I feel much more free when working out some ideas away from books. At the moment also too many ideas and inspirations are fighting for attention in my mind and for my time in the studio. Not all ideas are worth spending time on and not all books fully formed as thoughts are worth bringing into physical form. While I’m working out idea priorities, I’m relaxing by stringing some materials together – into necklaces instead of books. And enjoying myself immensely!