Traditional Thought

This artist book invites viewers into the disorienting, often isolating experience of learning to read with dyslexia. As a child, words on the page appeared to me as indecipherable squiggly lines—forms without meaning. My diagnosis brought clarity, not surprise, and from there began a deeply physical process of learning: I sculpted sight words in clay, training my hands to teach my mind what my eyes could not grasp.

The book echoes that early confusion, filled with abstract shapes and fragmented text meant to challenge the eye and unsettle expectations. It doesn’t offer easy reading—it invites embodied understanding. Viewers are encouraged to take part in the learning process by modeling their own words in clay, transforming passive reading into an active, tactile exploration of language.

This is not just a book. It’s an experience of language made material—an intimate glimpse into the effort, frustration, and discovery that comes with learning to read in a world not built for dyslexic minds.

To execute this connectept, I designed and laser-cut a custom wood typeface. Inspired by the fluidity of string, I created an extended, looping font in which the ascenders and descenders align to form a continuous, unbroken line when printed.