“The artist books of Lore Spivey, especially the book, Keeping It Together, have the quality of artworks made by an artist for her own delight. There is no sense of any ponderous effort to be impressive, yet these small works communicate technical skill, playfulness, and artistic maturity. It is one thing to make a fine pictorial composition and another to make an interactive object that generates a different beautiful composition with every turn of its varied, perforated pages. While there is variety, there is no chaos. Rather, the materials, colors and textures present a limited palette with which the artist amuses her own astute eye. The cumulative effect is a stroll through a cleverly designed building where each turn of a corner generates another pleasing aspect.”        

                                                                                                                                                    -Felicia van Bork