handmade paper & artist books by lisa miles
La Ahogada

La Ahogada

La Ahogada

La Ahogada

La Ahogada interweaves the two watery legends of Ophelia and La Llorona. The altered text is drawn from “Wuzzelbud KK,” a song by German techno producer Robag Wruhme, featuring vocals samples from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Letterpress printed from metal type, corn husks, and paper.
Covers are handmade pigmented flax/cotton paper.
Book paper is handmade Iowa grown kozo paper.
All paper is made by the artist.
6.25 x 4 in – Edition of five

2016

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