Use it or lose it? Postal systems are under attack. Many countries have never quite gotten one really off the ground. In the United States the USPS is a centuries-old institution…long revered and trusted since its creation by the Continental Congress in 1775 with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster. Now snail mail seems to [...]
Our group project for the fall 2010 Auction was a magnificent deck of 43 cards.
Announcing the Virginia Arts of the Book Center’s 2010 Annual Members Project. In the tradition of the founding father of our craft, Johann Guttenberg the VABC will issue a “book” of Indulgences. For this year’s annual members’ project, we will do a book of indulgences—coupons granting the bearer a pass on some modern sins, offenses, [...]
Images from “F”, a portfolio of prints by the artists of the Virginia Arts of the Book Center, Charlottesville, 2008. All prints were inspired by the Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, accomplished in various media including letterpress, block printing, and etching. For inquiries contact Kevin McFadden. Collaborative artists include John McCarthy (posthumously), Kristin Adolfson, Josef Beery, Bonnie [...]
Images from Creation, a portfolio of prints by the artists of the Virginia Arts of the Book Center, Charlottesville, 2005. All prints were inspired by the theme of creation, accomplished in various media including letterpress, block printing, and etching. No complete collections are available for sale; for inquiries about individual prints contact Kevin McFadden.
Images from The Cautionary Tale, a group project by artists of the Virginia Arts of the Book Center, Charlottesville, 2006. Artists worked with pieces and turns of a story in “exquisite corpse” style collaboration. The collection was a limited edition of 30; some copies of The Cautionary Tale are available for $300 in a handsome, [...]
Images from Hesitant Ruin, a collaborative bound book created by the artists of the Virginia Arts of the Book Center, Charlottesville, 2007. All images were collected on the theme of time, decay, or ruin. The title and direction were supplied by randomized pairings of of adjectives and nouns… “Hesitant Ruin” was selected and parameters for [...]