A close-up of the mood board reveals two more of Aladogan’s biggest inspirations: Frank Lloyd Wright and William Blake, both of whom focus on ways of using light and whose work prompted her to take the desert trip in the first place. The decorative books at left are old bibles. “There was an exhibition here about how they were made, using embroidery, jewelry, stitching, and leather. It influenced my own decision to make a book.”