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THE BABEL MASKS
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PAPER: A Tale of Berlin by Paula Billups 36 pages, 16 color illustrations Price $12.60 at Lulu.com BERLIN, GERMANY. 2016. Brian Mistre, a developer who has a number of buildings to demolish, finds himself helping a band of "Microtemporal Archaeologists"- scientists who study the very recent past through the posters and signs that cover Berlin's buildings. Dr. Gioia Arrigoni, the group's enigmatic leader, puts him to work cataloging scraps for the archive, and an unlikely alliance takes root . . . A meditation on friendship, vocation, and culture, "PAPER" offers notes stolen from the group's archive. The developer-turned-amateur archaeologist eschews scientific notation in favor of humorous observations and stories of working with "Dr. A" and her assistants. A love letter to Berlin, the reader finds hidden haunts and special sites where liberty, love, and creativity rule the streets of one of the world's most seductive cities. For more about Paula Billups, the artist and author, visit her website at www.paulabillups.com |
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Mi Padre y Mi Madre
by Paula Billups 74 pages, 31 color illustrations Price $27.00 at Lulu.com In the summer of 2018, in response to the current administration's cruel policies of separating families at the border who were seeking asylum, artist Paula Billups created 30 paintings in 30 days and sold them online, donating 100% of the profit and raising over $1,300 for the Texas Civil Rights Project, which advocates for disenfranchised people and which played a role in assisting these refugees with their legal and logistical needs. This book is a compilation of those works, and 100% of the profit from its sale will also be donated to the TCRP. |
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Art for Charlottesville
by Paula Billups 74 pages, 31 color illustrations Price $27.00 at Lulu.com In the summer of 2017, in response to the racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, artist Paula Billups created 30 paintings in 30 days and offered them for sale, donating 100% of the sale price to the Southern Poverty Law Center, raising over $1,300 for the SPLC. This book is a collection of all 30 works. 100% of profits from its sale will be donated to the SPLC. Ms. Billups paints the landscapes of New England and the small wonders of everyday life. These jewel-like paintings were created in the spirit of peace and justice, and in hope of a more harmonious world for everyone. For more about Paula Billups, the artist and author, visit her website at www.paulabillups.com |
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New Escapologist Issue 12
Edited by Robert Wringham Price $7.68 at Lulu.com New Escapologist Issue Twelve: One Foot in Front of the Other. Featuring Will Self on walking in cities, Paula Billups on walking as art in Berlin, a poem from Murray Lachlan Young; Robert Wringham on his latest daring escape; Joshua Glenn on “the perfect flaneur”, and Tim Eyre on walking Tokyo. |
