Sound of the Sea

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“Sound of the Sea” is a Luminice Press artist book. It is also a percussion instrument designed for use in music compositions and meditative sound baths.

Sound of the Sea

Specifications - Edition of 4
11.75” diameter, .635” thick
Plywood, steel balls, ink, letterpress printed

Thomas Parker Williams Concept, construction, illustration, printing
Mary Agnes Williams - Original poem, handset type, printing

Sound of the Sea, video

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Copies in private collections

Sound of the Sea poem detail

Sound of the Sea

A silent star listens
to the sound of the sea,
remembering when it, too,
resonated deeply within
echoing darkness,
finally finding luminous
peace in the universal hum.