That We May Ripely Pine / Digital Book

That We May Ripely Pine is a collaborative project by Lady Lamb and this community - years in the making -  finally realized in all its digital book glory. Hardcover book version available here.

DIGITAL BOOK PRODUCT DETAILS
+ Zipped folder (533mb total)
+ A flippable version of the book (HTML and viewable offline)
+ PDF single pages // PDF spreads
+ The first digital release on Lady Lamb’s own label, Rearranger

Upon reflecting on the first milestone anniversary of 2013’s Ripely Pine, Lady Lamb asked fans to go into their lives, their experiences, their memories; their relationships to themselves and others, and share what came up - with the songs of Ripely Pine as the backdrop.

Lady Lamb read every submission, and curated each piece into chapters by song. What lies within these pages is a vulnerable, intimate, tender-hearted quilt of our shared emotions, as expressed through our unique perspectives across media: stories - many lovingly handwritten - paintings, collage, poems, photographs...

This project is nearly indescribable in its human scope: from stories about first loves, coming out, transitioning, childhood friendships, road trips, doubt, loss, grief, joy, nostalgia, feeling lonely, feeling seen, being young, growing up, growing older; each person’s unique voice seems to lift right off the page, giving us a glimpse into their inner world.... at least....this was Lady Lamb’s very visceral experience while initially reading each piece. Lady Lamb left this project truly believing every living soul is an artist, including people who would never consider themselves one, and she's eager for each reader to be able to make their own connections to this work.

Lady Lamb includes her own personal story about how Ripely Pine came to exist for us, shared publicly for the first time in this book’s introduction.

From Aly’s introduction:

To me this project is a glimmer of recognition that we’ve been out here doing big things, the oft-unseen work of trying, trying, trying. And I feel that what these pages are doing in essence, is showing us that the distance between us is practically non-existent. I hope our collaboration can help us understand that we gather strength together. 

Note from Aly:
The proceeds of the digital book will support Lady Lamb in recouping physical book expenses in the hope that she can fund a second pressing of the hard cover version. By supporting this digital release with your hard-earned resources, you are directly supporting my wildest dreams of creative and financial freedom from the Music Industry at large. Please know I am more devoted than ever to this community and the work we do together, and your belief in me and material support moves mountains. You can also be proud to know you are supporting my beloved friends and long-time collaborators at Undertow who I am so proud to say, have maintained integrity and an unwavering and deep commitment to helping independent artists thrive in unique and authentic ways, as outside of the system as possible, for as long as they've been around.