"For the last few years I have felt helpless and despairing, as if any exercise of my agency has no chance of positively changing the world. This book explores things that I have forsaken, like following the news, because that type of media consumption and frenzy makes me measurably sick. I seek refuge in my work and my ability to speak to my distress through paper. Most of the paper is made from the paper mulberry tree, but where I emphasize 'reality' and 'nature,' I turned to iris paper made from leaves I harvested in an effort to clear invasive stands in wetlands. There is sadness but in the end a glimpse of real priorities: what actually matters in our day-to-day lives? The title refers to the definition of 'vice', which appears on the first and last pages, and invites readers to imagine how they can change the way they approach and see the world." -- artist's statement, taken from publisher's website.