Publisher's Synopsis
As a poet, Llewellyn moves you with her rhythmic verse, honest and raw emotion as well as cunning thought process. She gives every stage of her self reflection a voice as she brings a bold yet romantic tone to her story. As a photographer she brings composition, vision and creativity. She is able to use her abilities in the Adobe realm to create what is only imaginable. "To write Paper Lips, I revisited and re-edited 20 years worth of my poetry. These poems were preserved on whatever I could grab in a moment of inspiration, like napkins, receipts, junk mail and of course endless journals. The poetry is organized to tell the story of my path through love, loss and transformation. It's part of my history and the journey of my heart. A coming of age and beyond. Besides a handful of poems, the majority were written when I was between the ages of 15 and 28 years old. I used the concept of chemistry blended with the seasons to describe the 4 chapters. This is because many of the metaphors used in my poetry equate the human experience with the balance and power of natural elements. It is woven with abstract meanings and thoughts. The photography is a dreamy take on the feelings and context behind the poems. While I was editing my poetry I became really inspired by the imagery going through my head. I wanted to express these new creative thoughts, so I decided to transfer some of them into photographs. I created a series of self portraits, one a week for one full year. I selected the pictures that best represent the narration of this book. There are 35 that appear. The photos were captured with a Canon 5D S R accompanied by a Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens. The photos were processed and manipulated in Adobe Photoshop, circa 2017."
