Bent Like the River

Creator

Terry Schupbach-Gordon

Description

A short, lyrical poem is brought to life by a series of powerful woodcuts. The contents celebrates and affirms the lives of people living with disabilities. The rhythmic quality of the verse is echoed by the syncopated marks of the gouge and the movement of the bodies and waterways depicted over the pages.

Publisher

Women's Studio Workshop

Subject

Poetry, disability, body, identity

Extent

28 x 25 cm. 10 pages.

Style

Woodcut

Material

Gekkekon, Gampi, Toronoko, Kitakata papers, Indian handmade covers.

Technique

Stab binding. French fold book.

Date

1994

Other Information

Edition 12 of 100. Signed by the artist. For more information, visit https://wsworkshop.org/collection/bent-like-the-river/.

Recommended Citation

Schupbach-Gordon, Terry, "Bent Like the River" (1994). Rollins College Book Arts Collection. 52.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/book_arts/52