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. To help finance his press, the development of movable type and the first printing of the bible, Gutenberg was known to have printed [...]
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 [...]