Caitlin Jochym
Brooktondale, New York

Winged Formation

When I was first considering this project, the skies were full of birds, and I immediately thought of the beautiful formations of migrating geese. The Indigo Day Cave Paper sky, full of formations of geese, contrasts with the earthiness of the leather and the absence of birds. The V folds of the structure flow with the shape of the formations. The images are stenciled in watercolor.

Siegel goat leather, binders board, PVA, wheat starch paste, Cave Paper (Indigo Day), watercolor. 6.25 x 4.75 x .5 inches. 17 x 12.2 x 1.2 centimeters. Created 2017.

CAITLIN JOCHYM holds an undergraduate degree in studio art and art history from Albion College in Albion, Michigan. She graduated from the University of Iowa Center for the Book program in 2008. She is currently the senior book conservation technician in the conservation lab at Cornell University. She is also the owner/operator of the Black Finch Bindery in Ithaca, New York.