“Has it ever been more clear we must cease what we are doing?
And we must try to do the thing as natural as resting wings to heal a broken bone, pandemic, torn spirit.”
from Unstable Air
by Tim Conroy
Cover art by Jen Ray
Early during the international pandemic, Brian Harmon and Cindi Boiter, art director and editor-in-chief of Jasper Magazine respectively, both sensed that SC artists would have something to say about the novel Coronavirus that was taking over the lives of everyone they knew, and the two decided to do something about it.
Having curated a number of projects commemorating important occasions in the culture of our community before, Boiter reached out to a selection of 35 visual and literary artists inviting them to respond in whatever fashion they felt appropriate. Upon receiving the art, Harmon went to work designing the book that would contain the art. The finished product is called Sheltered.
The Jasper Project is delighted to share that this 92-page, perfect bound, premium color book is now available for purchase. While a proper book launch will follow once we can all safely gather together again, we hope you will go ahead and order your copy of Sheltered now to support the Jasper Project and its mission of providing collaborative arts engineering and community-wide arts communication.
The Jasper Project is indebted to the artists listed below who shared their words, sensations, and talents as we all try to make sense of the strange landscape time has given us to explore.
In order to ensure the health and safety of the reader, Sheltered is available from both Amazon and BandN where it can be delivered directly to your door.
Thank you for supporting your local arts community via The Jasper Project!