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THE LIBRARY
Welcome to the Library: a visual culmination of little things that bring me joy, illustrated through another thing that brings me joy - books! Scroll over each book to learn more about its cover design. It's ok, this is a safe space to judge books by their covers.
I've always been fascinated by "Rear Window" (1954) - the Hitchcock film about New Yorkers living so close, but leading such different lives. When my friend + photographer, Julia Altamirano, shared images she had taken of my neighborhood's architecture, inspiration struck.
I wanted to create my own version of the urban Hitchockian world found in "Rear Window." The cover is a nod to New York - specifically a New York like the one James Stewart + Grace Kelly knew in the 1950s - and the ones who call it home.
"I must have flowers, always, and always." -Claude Monet
I think Monet had the right idea. Very few times, have I encountered flowers and not immediately been met with a feeling of joy. And I'm not picky. Pansies, peonies, hydrangeas and magnolias - I love them all!
Since my love for flowers runs deep, it stands to reason my love for botanical prints is also rooted equally as deep (garden pun always intended). For this cover, I wanted to play with the juxtaposition of tradition found in botanicals, + modern geometric fonts, patterns, and colors.
I was born and raised in "small town USA." Pelham, Georgia is a sleepy town right above the Florida state line where everyone knows your name, your family, your church, and your business.
It was a sweet place to grow up, but I was not there during the town's "hey day," and it was not my own experience that made me love Pelham, but the rich history of the city passed down to me through stories told by my dad. He knew a version of Pelham where the small Main Street was bustling with activity. Where families met weekly for cookouts and where you saw your neighbors almost as much as you saw your family. Many of the people who made Pelham special are long gone, but one neighbor (my neighbor) Mr. Jimmy Rogers, still remains and it is for him the book is named.
The cover design is my attempt at capturing a version of Pelham like the one my dad knew. I wanted to pursue this project as a reminder to myself not to forget my roots and that I will always be a part of Mr. Rogers' neighborhood.
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