Collaboration and Community: The Altered Book Project

“I’ll sit and watch,” Clarice, an 80-something-year-old woman told me. The other women cut, glued, collaged, chatted, and told her how much they enjoyed altering their recycled hardcovered books. They showed her their books to entice her to stay and make her own. Gwen related the story of her husband, who had died and loved accordions, so she had been delighted to find a drawing of one.