About the Press
Three principles guide all that I do at Rambling Rambler Press:
(1) break things down to basics; (2) provide folks the tools they need to advocate for themselves; and (3) foster community.
Studio Practice
My studio work focuses on the juncture of book arts-related disciples. In addition to binding books, I work with various marbling and papermaking techniques, multiple printing techniques, embroidery, and natural dyeing, which recently extended to maintaining a dye garden. Increasingly, my practice incorporates found objects and sustainably harvested materials in such a way as to highlight the materiality of the object and its component parts to tell a story and make appealing but not precious objects.
Archives
My work as a studio archivist also centers on using materials to tell a story. At its most basic, a studio archive is a body of objects and documents that collectively allow viewers to ‘read’ the span of an artist’s career. An artist can write their legacy through their archive. It’s my privilege to help makers tailor their studio archive to meet their current needs and future goals. Every artist needs something different from their archive, and it’s a joint adventure to optimize for those diverse demands and to craft the story an artist wishes to tell about themselves and their work.
About Elizabeth
I offer studio archiving consultations & workshops and book arts workshops through RRP and the Silvermine Arts Center. I earned my MSLS from UNC's School of Information & Library Science, where I also served as a Fellow in the joint Art Department & Library School "Learning from Artists' Archives" grant. At Wellesley College, I earned a BA in Art History, where I also kickstarted my printing and bookbinding career. I am presently a student at North Bennet Street School's bookbinding program in Boston, MA.