Lynn Tsan
Geometric forms. Repeating patterns. A letter turned around, reflected, multiplied, and seen anew. Lynn’s original artwork gives each study its own visual world.
03 / A BOOK TO KEEP OPEN
LETTERS
Building an Alphabet with Art and Attitude
By Peter Liptak · Illustrated by Lynn Tsan
Circles become a conversation. Lines find a rhythm. An alphabet takes on a life of its own.
Each study pairs Lynn’s letter art with Peter’s alliterative verse: a playful meeting of color, sound, shape, and thought. Made for readers who like to look twice—artists, poets, teachers, and the alphabet-curious of every age.
Find your edition at Exile Press ↗See current formats and availability at Exile Press. Paperback ISBN 978-1-936342-14-3.
“an excellent meeting of the two mediums”Midwest Book Review · quoted in the original book flyer
TWO WAYS OF SEEING
The artist.
The wordsmith.
The alphabet between them.
Peter Liptak
Alliteration, rhythm, rhyme, and a fondness for following a thought around a corner. Peter’s poems respond to the letters and the worlds inside them.
More from Peter ↗Look. Listen. Make.
Which shapes repeat? Which sounds keep coming back? What would your own version of a letter look like?
Take it to the studio →FROM THE ORIGINAL APP PROJECT
An App Apart, then and now.
The 2012 app project explored reading aloud, coloring, tracing, spelling with art, and letter puzzles. This browser studio returns to those ideas using the actual book artwork, the original app outlines, and Peter’s archived narration.