Site Orientation is an experimental visual poetry project by Samantha Jones that plays with the format of safety data sheets to create an introduction to a home through the lens of OCD. Jones invents warning labels for OCD triggers, then pairs them with domestic situations to make poems that are both humorous and insightful. The Blasted Tree has produced a limited edition of fifty 7” x 9” chapbooks, each rivet-bound into red cardstock and protective plastic covers, evoking the clipboards of safety information posted in lab and factory work sites. Site Orientation can be read online following the link below, and copies of the chapbook are now available in our online store.
Graphic Narrative - Amend by Bea Keeler
Tackling issues of anger, self-control, and personal growth, Amend is the second graphic narrative by repeat Blasted Tree collaborator Bea Keeler. Through both writing and illustration, Keeler addresses the triggers and explosive reactions that can spill out into daily life, eroding relationships, accountability, and faith in ourselves. Amend is especially compelling read against Keeler’s previous graphic work, PUFFERFISH, published in 2017. The Blasted Tree has produced a limited edition of 60 copies of this comic, available now from our online store. Read Amend online following the link below.
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Graphic Narrative - PUFFERFISH by Bea Keeler
The Blasted Tree's first graphic narrative, PUFFERFISH is an honest accounting of anxiety, depression, and their impact on personal relationships. Bea Keeler, who both wrote and illustrated the comic, sensitizes readers to the inner world of an introvert without letting her character off the hook for hypocrisy or laziness, parsing mental health issues on behalf of those who don't suffer from them. 50 limited edition copies of the comic are now available from The Blasted Tree Store.