Hand-Carved Alpha-Bet. - 2016

Washington DC:: Abstract Orange,, 2016.. Edition of 20. 5 x 7"; 29 leaves with the 29th as the back pastedown. Accordion format extending from back pastedown. Drawn, hand-carved, designed, printed and bound by Lauren Emeritz. Letters carved out of linoblock, pine, basswood and plywood. Letterpress printed using a Vandercook on Lettra 200 paper. Bound in orange cloth with title stamped on front top right corner of cover. Colophon printed on rear pastedown. Signed and numbered by the artist. IIn blazing orange Emeritz created an alphabet by hand carving the letters then printing on her Vandercook press. She printed using her favorite color of orange with each letter having its own page.  Lauren Emeritz: "I live in DC, so there is lots of cool artsy stuff. I love the Smithsonian Art Museums, the National Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress - they have so much amazing art and printed pieces! The Library of Congress was on my bucket list for a number of years. I finally made it there for an American Printing History Association (APHA) event. It was awesome and now I try to go back every couple of months.  "I made a Hand-Carved Alphabet book that I sold to the Library of Congress. ,,, It was one of the most exciting and validating events in my life. I started the project several years earlier without any particular goals or directions. Through a series of events, the book ended up in a show on a table next to works by Edward Gorey and Frederic Goudy! As a type nerd, Goudy has a special place in my heart!