The
Oyster Promises - by Michael Bauer$7.99 plus shipping/handling
Exploring the old adage proclaiming, "The world is your oyster," each page of this zine-like pocket-sized book offers an original mixed media collage incorporating drawings and photographs, and accompanied by a promise. These promises both engage and challenge the idea of promising: claiming, for example, to "break hearts with eyebrows," and "marry a woman with a husband." Hand-written into each of the photo-drawing-collages, the promises suggest the multi-faceted character of trust. Subtle, heartfelt and lyrical.