The Window
Limited edition print with an original poem by Claire L. Evans
The window opens inwards
the breeze comes off the sea
Four pomegranates formed here
on an abandoned tree
Light made sweet and liquid
pours mind from leaf to leaf
Passing something like forgiveness
between this world and me
What thunder is a footstep
how meaningless a dream
To the worm, and all its cousins
each waiting hungrily
From grit against the darkness
a pearl forms like a seed
Sometimes I have to close my eyes
so I can really see
– Claire L. Evans
Object + Word
Object + Word is a collaborative project where I invited three authors – a musician, a film director, and a painter – to interpret my work through writing. Each author selected an illustration from my sketchbook and wrote a piece to accompany it. There were no requirements for the format or style of writing. I simply asked them to be inspired. I created a polished illustration and print based on the original sketch.
About the author
Claire L. Evans is a writer and musician exploring ecology, technology, and culture. She’s the lead singer of Grammy-nominated pop group YACHT. Her 2018 history of women in computing, Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet, was named one of the Top 10 Best Nonfiction Tech Books of All Time in 2023. Check out her substack Wild Information, easily my favorite space on this platform.
Collect the print
You can purchase the double-sided, 4-color risograph print on my website. One side is an illustration by yours truly, the other side contains Claire’s original poem. Lay your eyes on oversaturated color with a grainy, retro feel that can only come from riso. Limited edition of 50. Signed and numbered. Printed by my friends at Jumbo Press.
Thank you Claire for such a lovely poem!
Stay tuned for parts two and three.
xo
Kriss
Such equally charming and moving work! Both pieces compliment each other very well.