Search Results: Authors starting with O from Vamp & Tramp, Booksellers, LLC

Ruston, Louisiana:: Frank Hamrick,, 2013.. Edition of 25. 6.25" x 6.25"; 20 pages. Sewn binding. LaserJet printed on 50lb., double-sided, matte Red River Paper. Garamond typeface. Bound in quarter cloth. Paper covered boards of handmade cotton rag paper printed on an etching press using a polymer plate from Boxcar Press in Syracuse, New York. Signed and numbered by the artist on the colophon. Some stories were previously published in the one-of-a-kind books Hideaway, The Long Bed Truck with the Short Bed Camper Shell, and Free Puppies  Frank Hamrick, Disclaimer: "The ... events occurred in Georgia, except for the final story, which took place in New Mexico. The characters' names have been changed to conceal their identities, except for my family members. The character 'Mom' actually is my mom. Even though that is not the name on her birth certificate; I suppose because my siblings and I did not yet exist. My dad is also my dad and my sister is my sister. The… Read More

New York:: Watson-Guptill Publications,, (1992).. 128 pages, 26 cm. Magazine format. Contents: The woodcut tradition; Elements of black-and-white design; Materials; Preparing the block; Cutting the block; Printing the block; Special relief techniques; Common printing problems; Sharpening and restoring tools; Glossary; Suppliers.Includes bibliographical references and index.

Brooklyn, New York:: Fargo Books,, 2008.. Edition of 8. x 6.75 x 3.5"; 198 pages. Includes 45 "birthday cards" and photographic portraits. 24 photos of the performances. Bound in handmade yellow linen book cloth with foil-stamped images. Slipcased in orange bookcloth with foil-stamped bow on one side and candles on the other. Introduction: "The Birthday Project includes a selection of birthday cards sent to President Bush by people across the country in 2006. The messages were dictated to artist Sheryl Oring as part of a public performance project that began Brooklyn and included stops in seven other locations across the country: Indianapolis, Raleigh, Tampa, Houston, Des Moines, Albuquerque, and Yosemite National Park. The portraits of people who dictated cards were taken by Brooklyn-based photographer Dhanraj Emanuel."  In each of the locations Oring dressed in vintage secretary clothing. She set up a portable office at parks and flea markets in these locations and… Read More

Belfast, Maine:: Jan Owen,, 2022.. Edition of 3. 10 x 19 x 4 inches open, 10 x 6 x .75 inches closed. Accordion flag book. Hand lettered with acrylic and ink on paste painted paper. Paper case. Signed and numbered by the artist. Jan Owen: "In 2020, the New York Times decided to capitalize Black as they did in1930 for the designation, Negro. But Black and White is hardly a description of the many shades of skin tones so I made shades of pinks and browns, ochre, and red to make the faces.  "The words in 'Black White' are about racism said by writers, preachers, Congress. I don’t think there’s one way, there are many ways that we can learn to give up our prejudices. " I feel that - Laws change actions. Stories change hearts. History records. Arts make visible. Music crosses cultures. Sport makes teams.

Belfast, Maine:: Jan Owen,, 2022.. Edition of 3. 10 x 19 x 4 inches open, 20 x 6 x .75 inches closed. Hand lettered with acrylic and ink on paste painted paper. Paper case. Signed and numbered by the artist. Jan Owen: "During the pandemic, like many artist friends I worked with what I had and the Mistake File came out. I selected papers to cut circles and then combined to balance text, colors and patterns. These faces were filled with words, thoughts, ideas and I imagined walking on a busy sidewalk wondering what each person was thinking, what words had filled their eyes. The faces became 'The Minds’s Eye' artist book.