Elementals Book Series
In 2023 the good people at Center for Humans and Nature Press were in need of cover designs that would capture the complexity of our earth's elements, while being cohesive.
The series is comprised of 5 volumes; earth, air, water, fire, and an elemental life. Each one delves into the beauty, harmony, and complexity of the elements while asking how humans fit into all of this.
Each volume's cover features a one-of-a-kind kaleidoscopic collage of living things that are representational of the respective volume. Each collage was created by hand.
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About the art
Each cover's kaleidoscopic collage was inspired by and uses vintage illustrations from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
An Exerpt
"If the elements are kin to one another, then what does it mean to live in kinship with the elements? Asking this question encourages a perspective shift from interacting with the elementals to partaking in their being."
Credits
Art Direction and Design Production by Mere Montgomery
In Collaboration with LimeRed Studios, Inc.
For Center for Humans And Nature Press
Executive Editor: Gavin Van Horn
