So very proud to be a part of ‘Garden of Dreams’. This is a beautiful project and photo/poetry book put together by Roman & Will & Black Flower Publishing. It’s a dream in itself to have my poetry published in print. I’m immensely grateful. Read therefore rather what Black Flower Publishing has to say about the work,
“The Garden of Dreams, Black Flower’s second group volume, is a creative exploration on dreaming by 75 artists. Building off of The Promise of Spring, as a longing for something, The Garden of Dreams explores the deep unconscious space of dreams and visions. Artists were asked to submit visual and literary art that they made in conversation with their night-time dreams or waking visions. As you flip through its pages, a mysterious dive into the human unconscious emerges that tells of longings for home, remembrances of childhood, fearful visions of shadow, and glimpses of the divine.
This book idea emerged as we began sharing our dreams with each other. Each morning, we held vessels of witnessing, emphasizing the experiences, images, and mystery, which has proven itself a profound practice and community ritual. Themes, sacred lessons, and questions emerged that guided us into deeper layers of the world and ourselves. We wished to share this process with our community in hopes that others too could be opened by the process of tracking their dreams. Along the way, we learned a lot about what it means to track dreams and how to allow them space to exist. The best we have learned comes from our mentors and the rich work that has been done on dreams; and that is 'to stay in the mystery of the dream and allow the image to be the gift.' Or as poet Rainier Maria Rilke writes, 'try to love the questions themselves'.
We hope this volume can be a gift to our community, as it has been to us.”
Some details about the book:
Edition of 250
75 Artists
8×8″
Perfect Bound
Natural Matte Stock Paper
150 Pages of Curated and Sequenced Photographs and Poetic Writings
Embossed Linen Cover
Cover Art by Cecilia Mignon
Order your copy at Black Flower Publishing – books will ship in March.
Love, Ida