Blanket Stories (2012-2014)

"Blanket Stories" is a tale about five siblings who inherit a blanket. They lie beneath it, together, to stay warm. But inevitably body parts stick out and they squabble and tug. They do not realize that they would all fit if they just moved closer together.

"Blanket Stories" was podcast online and launched over 100 creative responses in various forms: poetry, visual art, music. Some of the works were displayed and performed at Teachers College, Columbia University, in June 2014; select poems and art have been collected in the "Blanket Stories" book.

The multi-faceted project  encourages appreciation for art and poetry as well as collaboration across fields. It demonstrates how a parable can be read and reinterpreted in an infinite number of ways. The parable is one of the earliest means of education and has been used by many if not all cultures throughout human history. Today it is still used for moral enlightenment—and so is art. By exposing a simple, narrated tale to poets and artists, and inviting them to interpret it creatively, we refract the message through multiple lenses. And, like any truly collaborative project, "Blanket Stories" has taken on a life of its own, with its contributors bringing it in new directions.

(+) Initial Call for Poetry (PDF)

(+) Front & Back Cover (PDF)

(+) Book (inside w/o cover) (PDF)

(+) Exhibition Open Call (PDF)

(+) Exhibition Postcard (PDF)

(+) Exhibition Brochure (PDF)

(+) Exhibition Catalog (PDF)

(+) Blanket Stories Website 

(+) Announcement Public Reading (PDF)

(+)Princeton Library Lecture Presentation (PDF)

(+) Images (PDF)

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