Member Bio: Garrett Queen is Printer in Residence at the Virginia Arts of the Book Center where, in addition to work on his own projects, he instructs in typography, printing and bookmaking, assists and advises on member projects and maintains the center's letter and etching presses.
His 40 year career started in hot-metal, went on to pre-press management for national magazines and newspapers, and most recently included development of systems that allow newspaper and television newsrooms direct publishing to the Internet.
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“Social Media Since 1455″ An early wood cut of possibly a Gutenberg era print shop. Illustration rendered to photopolymer plate w/handset type and printed by Kevin McFadden
Filed under: Recent Work on December 6th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The bookmaking workshop focused on the construction of a continuous-accordion carousel book. Book artists use cutouts, decorative paper, and design elements to convert the basic structures, shown in the photograph, to create a series of three-dimensional “scenes” or “images.” Book covers can be added so that the book closes into a standard case binding. Alternately, soft covers can be added [...]
Filed under: Recent Work on July 28th, 2010 | No Comments »
“From the Woods to the Ocean” A collection of prints, paintings, and artist books by Lana Lambert Main Gallery at the McGuffey Art Center 201 Second Street NW Charlottesville, VA June 29th through August 15th 2010 Opening reception with refreshments to be held July 2nd 2010 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm Lana Lambert is an artist [...]
Filed under: Recent Work on June 16th, 2010 | No Comments »