Giving Voice

Weaving together animations of Victoria’s paintings with calligraphy, jazz and the written word, the book is an exquisite and moving rumination on connection, friendship, and how small acts of kindness can literally change the course of a life. Giving Voice won an Independent Publishers Award for Best Design in 2019 and the e-Literature Award for Best Multi-media Book (silver) in 2020. In this multi-touch version, the artwork comes alive with vibrant animations set to rhythmic jazz piano. The book’s unique and original artwork encompasses mixed media and gilt paintings, hand lettering, and a time-lapsed, Eastern repousse cover of mokume gane that combines the author's pioneering of ancient Egyptian and Japanese metalsmithing techniques. The pages expand in exceptional detail, and the texts are read by the author to create a truly one-of-a-kind experiential book.

“In an age of clamoring haste and three-second sound bites, Giving Voice arrives like the fall of cool rain in the desert…a sweet and gentle relief. It’s a book of elegant proportion, slow sweeping movement and beautiful composition…” - from the introduction by Nick Bantock, the multi-best-selling author and artist of the Griffen & Sabine Trilogies.