I think we have seen what “moving fast and breaking things” looks like and I would suggest that slowing down and mending things is a better way to move forward. A few weeks ago I attended the Art Quilt Network spring retreat and Deborah Griffing led us through an intriguing workshop focused on altered images. I had a few color images of my own stitching scanned and printed and began layering them into a tiny repurposed board book, about 3 x 3”. When I got home, I made a few more little books, and then moved on to creating books without the copied images. So, I am moving slowly, layering, mending and stitching on all kinds of paper. This has been restorative, and fun. Maybe subversive stitching.
Here are a few books I have read: In print: Our Endless Numbered Days, by Claire Fuller; Guide Me Home, by Attica Locke; The Ancients, by John Larrison; Shy Creatures, by Clare Chambers and on audio, Stoneyard Devotional, by Charlotte Wood, Three Days in June, by Anne Tyler, Big Girl, Small Town, by Michelle Gallen.