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Books, Books, Books.  I find my book making has shifted into making artist books.  I enjoy employing my imagination, a thought, an idea and bringing it to fruition through the use of different materials and techniques.   ENDING 2022  I responded to a call that required the artists' interpretation of a section of The Library of Babel by Jorges Luis Borges. My interpretation started out with a drawing which required a lot of custom work, which I discovered would be far beyond my financial means.  Back to the drawing board and I found a beautiful glass center piece that would covey the same message.  While photographing it, I clipped it with my foot and I was once again required to go back to the drawing board.  New pieces in hand and the ten hexagonal books completed and filled with handwritten text. I was ready to submit.   THE UNIVERSE OF THE UNIVERSAL LIBRARY  In his story, 'The Library of Babel', Jorges Luis Borges starts by telli...