Shelf Memory #3

   

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Shelf Memory #3

I don't think I've ever read any of Natalie Goldbergs work before but I enjoyed her book "Writing Down The Bones". In it, she shares lots of great writing advice that I still think of from time to time. It's helpful to know what the book is about when you read the little message just inside the cover from Rauhl.

"... spill words, thoughts, stories."

Much of my own writing just feels like "spilling" onto the page. It can be messy and fierce but brings a lot of relief to unload one's mind, especially during the times when your mind feels like a pressure cooker ready to explode. 

Thanks for the advice, Rauhl. I do, I really do.

Project Description

“Shelf Memories” is a nostalgic photo series that explores the relationship between giver and recipient through the medium of books given as gifts. In the first pages of a book often nestles a handwritten note from which we catch a brief yet intimate insight into the bond between people. The notes, paired with a cover image of the book, reveal the giver's intentions; from early nursery rhythms and children's Bibles to cookbooks and self-help. The handwriting style and word choice often add to these glimpses of a different life.

No matter how important they were, the books are eventually outgrown and succumb to thrift store and community library shelves where they are found and photographed; the final resting place for many words chosen with care, signed with love, and given in hope. Relationships past and children grown, all that remains is a handwritten note, more often than not from "XOXO Nana & Pops".