We've Been Here Before & Timeline: On-again, Off-again by Julie Baugnet
"As in my first book, ‘When the World Was Asked to Shelter’, I am trying to make sense out of these chaotic times. In ‘We've Been Here Before’, the poem, written by Carter Clapsadle reminds us of the many plagues in history. In the introduction he says:
Looking at pestilences and plagues throughout history, patterns emerge-people's behaviors, scapegoating, ‘medical cures’, misunderstanding, confusion, etcetera. Plagues ‘know’ no global boundaries, political states, ethnicities, or classes of people. In March 2021 people seemed hopeful that the new mRNA vaccine would enable them to return to the lives they are accustomed to living. But the pandemic continues-it has become political, people are angry and mistrust each other. Leaders have not been forthcoming. Some deny that there is a pandemic. Others blame doctors. Historical accounts reveal, as the poem reminds us, that we've been here before.
“The accompanying timeline, ‘On-again, Off-again’ takes statements from my daily sketch journals. As we go into our third year of the pandemic, this virus has left the world exhausted and exasperated." - Julie Baugnet
This is, above all, a human crisis that calls for solidarity.
Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres, March 19,2020
Processes, Dimensions, and Edition Information
By Julie Baugnet
poetry by Carter Clapsadle
St. Paul, Minnesota: Bluestem Cottage Press, 2021. Edition of 8.Two pieces housed in a slipcase with titles tipped on the sides.
Book: “We’ve Been Here Before” (Edition of 8)
10 x 5.5” with 17 pages including front pastedown. Concertina format extends from front pastedown, folds out to just over 7 feet. Techniques include drawdowns and screenprint. Trebuchet MS typography. Printed on Rives BFK paper. Poem by Carter Clapsadle. Design and printing by Julie Baugnet. Signed and numbered by Baugnet.
Gatefold piece: “On-again, Off again- a timeline of year two of COVID-19” (Edition of 12) with 4 interior panels. Paper is Rives BFK. Techniques include screen print, drawdowns, and pochoir. Typography is Trebuchet. Signed and numbered by Baugnet.