Hana Massalski

Into the Oven is an ode to the joy of baking, reflecting on the comfort that the baking process provides. The idea for Into the Oven started as a desire to fit baking into my busy schedule. I wanted to create a project that would allow me to spend time in the kitchen and to pursue my interest in writing, photography, and graphic design. In Into the Oven , I discuss my memories of baking while growing up and more recently, the experiential differences between baking from scratch and using a mix, and other baking-related subjects. I chose photography as the medium for the book’s illustrations, stemming from an interest in pushing the boundaries of what can be considered illustration. As a dual-degree student with writing as my second major, I see writing, with its ability to conjure images, as a form of illustration as well.