artist book
where vision unfolds
by Genevieve De Leon & Billie Lee
with a preface by Eliza Swann
Drawings and writings from five months of scrying together across distance, on the threshold of new motherhood.
Every copy from this limited first release includes a free, live scrying and drawing workshop with the authors, offered only with this launch.
$10 from each copy goes to the Middle East Children’s Alliance.
the book
a field of inquiry into time, perception, and the materiality of connection
Between October 2024 and February 2025, Genevieve De Leon in Vancouver and Billie Lee in Phoenix met over Zoom to practice scrying, the ancient art of seeing through reflective surfaces. They began with no project in mind, only curiosity. Each session followed the same rhythm: log on, recite prayers, gaze into the mirror. When Genevieve sensed it was time, she covered the mirror and put it away. Then they drew, sometimes wrote, and shared what they had seen.
It was a season of thresholds for both of them. Billie had just settled in Phoenix with an infant; Genevieve was pregnant and preparing for her own move. Caregiving, illness, and distance set the rhythm of the sessions, and the practice became a way to keep making, stay close to intuition, and feel accompanied through a time both expansive and uncertain.
What remains are the notations — Billie’s drawn in a digital app while her art supplies were still packed, Genevieve’s on notecards. They move through bodily sensation, dream states, grief, and ancestral echoes, asking what it means to see, to be seen, and to meet the limits of vision itself.
look inside
the notations
Each session in the book is a dated notation: a drawing, sometimes with writing, made just after sitting with the mirror. Page by page, the drawings and writings have a way of speaking to each other, with synchronicities across them.
5.28 × 7.19 in · 112 pages
First printing of 45 copies
Published by Because the Night · Designed by Anthony Nguyên
10.02.24
10.31.24
11.19.24
12.22.24
a way of knowing
a way of breathing
a practice of seeing
a practice of reading
a practice of becoming
FROM THE NOTATIONS, 10.23.24
the mirror as a participant, not an object
The sessions gathered around an obsidian mirror shaped by artist Angel Favorite, modeled after an artifact taken from Indigenous Mesoamerican peoples and now held in Madrid’s National Museum of Natural Sciences. It carries the weight of colonial histories while opening space for new forms of relation and co-presence. In the practice, the mirror sometimes offered glimpses, sometimes withheld, and sometimes stood as an intermediary between realms.
“a vessel for worlds in motion—shattered, reconfigured, reborn— Eliza Swann, from the preface
The book opens with a preface by artist and teacher Eliza Swann, author of The Alchemical Imagination, whose zine on scrying first reached Genevieve, and who brought Angel’s mirror into the circle.
the first release
where vision unfolds
first printing of 45 copies, with a free workshop
$38
$30 + $8 shipping · tax included
5.28 × 7.19 in · 112 pages
Order by December 1 and your copy ships the first week of December, ahead of the holidays.
your order includes
- A copy of where vision unfolds from the first printing of 45, published by Because the Night (Alfred, NY) and designed by Anthony Nguyên
- A free, live 90-minute scrying and drawing workshop with Genevieve and Billie on Zoom in early 2027 (first release only)
- $10 to the Middle East Children’s Alliance
- Tax, shipping, and handling within the US
a gift in three parts
A book made by hand and in relationship, a workshop to share in the new year, and a contribution toward care for children in Palestine. To send it as a gift, simply enter the recipient’s name and address after checkout.
Ships within the United States only. All sales are final; see the FAQ below for more.
the workshop
scry and draw with the authors
A live 90-minute workshop on Zoom with Genevieve De Leon and Billie Lee: an introduction to scrying, and to drawing as a way of noting what arrives. No experience with either is needed.
The workshop is free and offered only with copies from the first release. It takes place in early 2027, and buyers will receive the date and link by email.
giving
$10 from every copy goes to children in Palestine
From every copy sold, $10 goes to the Middle East Children’s Alliance, a nonprofit that supports Palestinian children and families through direct aid, clean water in Gaza, community projects, and university scholarships.
the authors
Genevieve De Leon
Genevieve De Leon is an artist and writer residing on the unceded, traditional and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples (Vancouver, Canada). She served as the 2022–2023 Georgette and Richard Koopman Distinguished Chair in the Visual Arts at the Hartford Art School. She is an Assistant Professor in Drawing at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Her recent research circles non-Western cosmologies, anti-imperial constructions of history, and traditions of resistance in Guatemala.
Billie Lee
Billie Lee is an artist, writer, and creative advisor residing on the traditional lands of the Akimel O’odham people (Phoenix, AZ). Drawing on twenty years across art, teaching, editing, and writing, she helps people find the most resonant form for their ideas. A former professor, she holds an MFA in Painting from Yale University and a PhD in American Studies from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Her writing explores care, pedagogy, and diasporic life, and she writes Mothering in a Dying World on Substack.
Genevieve De Leon (left) and Billie Lee (right) during a scrying session on Zoom
FAQ
What comes with the book?
A free, live 90-minute scrying and drawing workshop with the authors (first release only). $10 from each copy goes to the Middle East Children’s Alliance.
When will my book ship?
Orders placed by December 1 ship the first week of December; later orders ship weekly. Media Mail takes 8–10 business days.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes. Enter the recipient’s name and address after checkout, then forward them the workshop invitation.
Do you ship outside the US?
Not for this printing. If you’re interested, email billie@leebillie.com.
I’m a bookseller. Can I carry this book?
Yes. Email billie@leebillie.com to order.
What if my copy arrives damaged or never arrives?
Email billie@leebillie.com if it arrives damaged or hasn’t arrived within 21 days of shipping, and we’ll arrange a resolution.
What is your refund policy?
All sales are final, except as noted above.
When is the workshop?
Early 2027. Buyers will receive the date and Zoom link by email. No experience needed.
What is the Middle East Children’s Alliance?
A Berkeley-based nonprofit supporting Palestinian families.
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