{"id":6843,"date":"2013-09-09T01:00:09","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T05:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=6843"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:20:51","slug":"book-artist-of-the-month-michelle-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/09\/book-artist-of-the-month-michelle-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Artist of the Month: Michelle Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"homeiswhere-michelleray\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In this unique artist book created in 2010, Michelle Ray<\/a> explores human relationships in the scope of the houseguest. Home is Where I’m Alone Unless I Have Company<\/em><\/a> includes a series of interviews conducted with houseguests capturing feelings on personal and public life, intimacy and human interaction. These interviews are inkjet printed on scrolls encased in a wooden enclosure. This artist book is held at the Mandeville Special Collections Library at the University of California in San Diego.<\/p>\n

A note from Michelle:<\/strong>
An artist\u2019s book is an ideal medium for conveying the duality of private and public living, as books are democratic objects that live in the public but demand an intimate viewing experience.<\/p>\n

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