Flowers for Things I Don't Know How to Say
Product Description
By Tucker Nichols
This book is like a bouquet of flowers in book form. Based on Tucker Nichols's celebrated multimedia art project entitled Flowers for Sick People, this book gathers vibrant floral paintings and pairs them with poetic dedications that pay tribute to a kaleidoscope of human experiences, from acts of unsung heroism to mundane moments of everyday beauty: “Flowers for Anyone Currently Eating a Cinnamon Bun in a Hospital Cafeteria,” “Flowers for the Last Time You Laughed So Hard It Hurt,” “Flowers for Spectacular Failures,” and more. Deeply relatable and equal parts heart-wrenching and humorous, this book is a comfort and encouragement in any moment and a salve for the loneliness that can come in life's toughest times.
Tucker Nichols is an artist based in San Rafael, California. His work has been featured at the Drawing Center in New York, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Denver Art Museum, Den Frie Museum in Copenhagen, and Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.
Hardcover, 176 pages, 2024.
Tucker Nichols
Tucker Nichols is a well known Bay Area artist whose work spans painting, drawing, sculpture, books, and mail art. Rooted in close observation and a light touch, his work finds humor and warmth in the everyday. He has exhibited at SFMOMA, the Denver Art Museum, the Asian Art Museum, and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, and his drawings have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and McSweeney's. His books include Flowers for Things I Don't Know How to Say (Chronicle Books, 2024) and Mostly Everything: The Art of Tucker Nichols (McSweeney's, 2025).