(Dis)Cover

kianalinwriter
Aug 18, 2021
2 min read

Yeah, I know . . . Puns. But other than that, how’s your week? Mine’s been a real mixed bag and I’m adjusting to a lot of changes in my life, so this is going to be a simple post. We’re covering (I’m not sorry!) Indelible’s cover.

If you’ve been following my journey for a bit, you might actually recognize the drawing. (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!)

As you may or may not know, I do blackout poetry and have for about four or so years now. About two years back, I blacked out a piece and drew a picture that was meant to be reminiscent of one of my first poems featuring a flower.

September 2017

June 2019

I think I want to maybe do another rendition of this every couple of years, just periodically to see how my style will continue to evolve. (Which means it's about time for another picture in this vein with–hopefully–better poetry.) But back on track: I really loved the finished drawing, though I had no particular plans for it–save posting it on Instagram. It wasn't until over a year later that I really thought of it again.

When the title for my second book came to me, I knew I wanted one of my blackout pieces to be on the front. In fact, of the first three books, this was the cover that actually came together first. The word "indelible" has a lot of different feelings and connotations to me, but permanent markers are always pretty high on the list of word associations. And since nearly all of my pieces are done with Sharpies, it made sense. This picture was really the only one that stuck out to me as a contender. The clean space, the texture, even the symbolism all made it my first choice.

Fun fact that I thought I mentioned about Inkling (but seems to shock people when I tell them), I did the font for the title myself. And the same goes for Indelible. I'm actually terrible at writing print, because I taught myself when I was in middle school. Up until then, I had only been instructed in and almost exclusively used cursive. It's definitely what I prefer to use, and–if I get distracted and don't make a concentrated effort–I will often switch back to using cursive even if I start out with print. So I decided to have some fun with that for book two.

And now my little book cover is out there in the wider world and I'm so excited to share it with you.