Crying Over Spilled Milk
DMA Senior Capstone Project
2023
The phrase “don't cry over spilled milk” means to not make a big deal over things you don’t have control over. But I don’t agree with that. After the unexpected passing of my grandmother, this project was an opportunity for me to dwell in memories that felt like they were being taken away too soon. It was a chance to reconnect with that child whose imagination ran wild, while so much was rapidly changing around me.
Crying Over Spilled Milk is a photo book that attempts to piece together memories of growing pains, while simultaneously hurdling into the future at a million mph. I invite you into this world through film editorials, mixing real moments with surreal dreamscapes, making the reader feel as if they’re slipping in and out of consciousness.
Created by Max Gruber
Hands and Feet: Imran Potato
Starring: Gia, Alexa Kinsella, & Morgan Bradbury
Photo Assistant: Gaby Grande
Special Thanks: Mindy Seu & Wantong Yao
113 spreads, 224 pages
hand bound, hard cover coptic stitch w/ exposed spine
©2023
First Edition
Photo Assistant: Gaby Grande
Special Thanks: Mindy Seu & Wantong Yao
113 spreads, 224 pages
hand bound, hard cover coptic stitch w/ exposed spine
©2023
First Edition
Chapter One Selects︎
Starring Gia
Chapter Two Selects︎
Starring Alexa Kinsella
Chapter Three Selects︎
Starring Morgan Bradbury
Extras & Behind the Scenes︎
Crying Over Spilled Milk was displayed in the EDA Gallery at the UCLA Senior Capstone Show titled Sincerely,
Pedestal covered in photos from Crying Over Spilled Milk, with the photobook placed on top
Book in the process of being stitched
Exposed spine featuring coptic stitching
Process & Thoughts︎
