Poem of Stone and Bone: The Iconography of James W. Washington Jr. in Fourteen Stanzas and Thirty-One Days documents four site-specific installations Carletta Carrington Wilson created on the property of sculptor James W. Washington Jr. in 2011. Journal entries chart her journey and visceral responses to objects found on the grounds and in the house and studio of the artist. Wilson engaged objects, land, and literature to create a nuanced perspective on the life and work of the noted sculptor.

“The book is dense. It is powerful and revelatory. I find books about the creative process that one person goes through to be inspirational for my own work. This book certainly did that. Additionally, it spoke directly to my heritage as a Black man not just generally but also as a Black man in Seattle.”

—Willie J. Pugh