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Skin of the Oak

This book is a brother–sister collaboration. Bryan Long is a human who watches and listens and sometimes imagines he can hear, in the silent spaces, the voices of our non-human cousins. Vivian, as you have no doubt realized, is a visual artist, but when pressed will try her hand with words.

In Skin of the Oak, you will find 27 short poems spoken in the voice of many animals. What they say speaks of their lives and applies to ours, as well. The poems were written by either Bryan, or Vivian, and were illustrated by Vivian. The illustrations were created using scratchboard, which is a technique of drawing by removing ink, rather than applying it. I take a white substrate and cover it with ink, then scratch off the ink to reveal the white.The book is soft cover, printed on high quality paper for the best reproduction of the art work. For a sneak peak inside, look below.


Photo of the cover of the book - Skin of the Oak
Cover
Photo of wolves from a page of the book - Skin of the Oak
Page 12
Photo of wolves from a page of the book - Skin of the Oak
Wolf Said
Photo of a fox from a page of the book - Skin of the Oak
Page 34
Photo of a fox from a page of the book - Skin of the Oak
Fox Said
Photo of a deer from a page of the book - Skin of the Oak
Page 36
Photo of a deer from a page of the book - Skin of the Oak
Deer Said
Photo of a gray jay from a page of the book - Skin of the Oak
Page 54
Photo of a gray jay from a page of the book - Skin of the Oak
Gray Jay Said

Copyright © 1997 by Bryan K. Long & Vivian R. Long, all rights reserved. ISBN 0-9663342-2-1


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