COLOPHON: " Playing House is a non-linear narrative, to be read and reconstructed in any manner the viewer may choose. Playing House is a collaborative artists' book by Carley Gomez and Levi Sherman. Gomez's poetry was edited for this project by both artists. The collages, made from wallpaper samples on various papers, were created by both Gomez and Sherman."
"Playing House is a non-linear collection of moments from the life of the protagonist as he struggles to reconcile his past – a failed marriage, a complicated childhood, and the necessity of keeping up appearances – with his new life as an openly gay man in a tumultuous relationship. Fifty-two cards, which can be read in any order, feature prose poetry on one side and collage on the reverse. The collages serve as non-representational meditations for their respective text, and are created from wallpaper fragments to further reference the facade of domesticity and the fragmented patchwork of identity. The wallpaper patterns help situate the narrative within 1950s middle America." --Description from author website, http://www.wordsmattershow.org/carley-gomez/, accessed 9/22/16.
Digital offset printed facimile wallpaper collages on coated card stock in plastic case. "This third printing is produced by Makeplayingcards.com using digital offset printing on 310gsm card stock."