I met Tiara at Word Works in San Jose in 1978. A lot of activity in San
Jose at that time. It was a center for work which merged text and image
in various ways. But of course, no one in San Francisco ever
acknowledged the artists in San Jose. I happened to drive down because someone who showed
with Sid had a few works there.
Tiara's work is nothing like mine. It's easier to be friends that way. She
makes artists books. Dense, very controlled. Narratives
which unfold in various ways. Small intricate paintings, pieces of
photographs, and word fragments. On beautiful handmade papers.
You have to spend a long time with each one in order to understand it.