Frogsong Press

Jillian Sico (she/her) is a papermaker, bookbinder, and printmaker who prints artist books under the imprint Frogsong Press. She received an MFA in Book Arts from The University of Alabama in 2020, where she focused on letterpress printing, papermaking, and fine bookbinding. She also received an MA in Environmental Anthropology from The University of Georgia in 2013 and a BA from St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD in 2005. Her work has been exhibited nationally and is held in numerous special and private collections. Jillian currently manages The Press at Colorado College and lives in Colorado Springs with her two cats, Leo and Cordelia.

My work is inspired by the slow, quiet reality that I encounter in wild places and natural processes. Slowing down, engaging fully with my materials, and spending time outdoors allows me to think deeply about how we, as humans, connect with nature. I use a variety of texts, on-site research, and interviews to explore the visible and invisible layers of meaning embedded in natural systems and the human activities that relate to them. My process is informed and expanded through collaboration, research on culture and ecology, and papermaking traditions in other parts of the world.