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Washington DC:: Abstract Orange,, 2018.. Edition of 100. 2 x 1.75" miniature. Single sided accordion fold extending from the back pastedown. Colophon printed on back pastedown. Bound in gray bookcloth with title in orange gilt on front board and spine. In a protective stiff plastic slip case opening at the top. Designed, laser cut, letterpress printed and bound by Lauren Emeritz. Signed and numbered by the artist. Emeritz has printed a colorful book of shapes using orange, blue, and black inks. Each shape is displayed twice on facing pages. The left side shows the image in white with color background in ink. The right side shows the shape printed in ink with a white background. The seven shapes and colors are: Circle - Orange; Square - Blue; Triangle - Orange; Arrow - Gray; Heart - Orange; Star - Blue; Hand - Orange.

Washington DC:: Abstract Orange,, 2020.. Edition of 20. 28 x 18 cm; 31 cardboard sheets (Title page plus 30 loose leaves). Text printed in dark blue ink. Page numbers printed in orange ink on bottom right of each card. Housed in blue cardstock trifold with velcro closure. Tittle printed on cover in blue ink. Signed and numbered by the artist. This piece printed and designed by Lauren Emeritz is based on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights from 1948. Emeritz printed excerpts from the Declaration with her usual attention to detail - color, type, layout and material. She created the prints by hand using traditional printing presses and typographic forms combined with some modern techniques. She begins with article 01 "ALL HUMANS ARE FREE & EQUAL" and ends with article 30 "NO ONE MAY DENY THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS". The portfolio of prints is a testament to her internship in letterpress design at Hatch Show Print in Nashville, Tennessee in 2017. The Hatch… Read More

Washington DC:: Abstract Orange,, 2017.. Edition of 20. 5.25 x 7"; 24 unnumbered pages including back pastedown. Accordion structure extending from the back pastedown. Four upward fold out double pages. Drawn, hand-carved, designed, printed and bound by Lauren Emeritz. Letters carved out of linoblock, pine and basswood. Letterpress printed using a Vandercook on Strathmore printmaking paper. Bound in blue cloth covers with title in red gilt on front cover. Signed and numbered by the artist. Lauren Emeritz: "When I letterpress now, I use a combination of techniques. For small text and logos I usually use polymer. For hand-drawn type I usually carve linoleum or wood blocks. Each process has it advantages and I try to be intentional in my process, using the one that will best suit my goals for the project.." For this project Emeritz usedd hand carved numbers. One number (from 1-9, followed by 0) is printed from a hand-carved letterpress block on the recto of each page. Numbers are… Read More

Washington DC:: Abstract Orange,, 2016.. Edition of 300. 29 pages; 1.75 x 2". Case-Bound. Accordion extending from the back pastedown. Mulberry paper hinges. Letterpress printed. Bound in orange cloth boards with title on front cover. Signed and numbered by the artist. This is the miniature version of Emeritz's large format edition of "Hand-Carved Alpha-Bet". As with the larger version the miniature alphabet book was printed with letters that were hand carved in wood by the artist. Each letter is a capital letter printed in orange.

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… Read More

Wahington DC:: Abstract Orange,, 2019.. Edition of 36. 5.25 x 7.25" case bound box with foldout to form triptych. Text and image letterpress printed. Designed and printed by Lauren Emeritz. Signed and numbered by the artist. Leaves of Grass, Abstract Orange Edition" was published on May 31, 2019 in celebration of Walt Whitman's 200th birthday.  Lauren Emeritz: "The book explores ideas central to Walt Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass' including transcendentalism, or the inherent goodness of nature, and realism, depicting familiar things as they are. It captures both the complexity and simplicity of nature by juxtaposing dimensional paper grass texture and a quote about nature and wonder. The book is not a reprinting of all of Whitman's words but an art object that encapsulates the feeling of Whitman." Although the box opens like a traditional book it becomes a triptych. The focus is the center which is a "shadow box" with several rows of cut… Read More

Washington DC:: Abstract Orange,, 2024.. Edition of 20 . 7 x 11"; 12 leaves (Title page plus 11 loose leaves). Text printed in dark green ink on lightweight chipboard. Page number printed in bright orange lower right of each card. Housed in wrap around jacket of neon green paper with title printed on cover in dark green. Velcro closure. Signed and numbered on the back by the artist. This piece is printed and designed by Lauren Emeritz and is based on the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). This federal law prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and religion in employment, education, and access to public facilities and public accommodations. Each sheet has brief text or "sound bites" addressing the provisions within the Civil Rights act - Equal Voting Rights; Equal Access to Public Accomodations; Access to Public Facilities; Access to Public Education; Expand Civil Rights Commission; Equal Access to Federal Programs; Equal Employment… Read More

Washington DC:: Abstract Orange,, 2024.. Edition of 20 variants.. 7 x 11"; 48 pages. Letterpress printed on handmade paper. Bound in paper covered hard boards. Signed and numbered by the artist. Designed and printed by the Lauren Emeritz. Lauren Emeritz: "Following my 'Earth' book, I decided to make a book about another classic element: water. I learned paper-making, a process that uses a lot of water, so the book would use water as the previous book used UV light. The primary blue text in the book follows the flow of water in nature, from raindrops to streams, to rivers, to oceans, and back to the shore. That text overlaps distorted orange type representing other negative aspects of water, such as floods, acidity, disease, and drought. The work is meant to evoke the beauty of water, problems that arise from water, and how these things shape our lives. "The book … uses mineral spirits to dilute the orange ink, creating a painterly effect (inspired by the work… Read More

Washington DC:: Abstract Orange,, 2018.. Edition of 100. 5.25 x 7"'; 18 pages. Single sided accordion fold extending from the back pastedown. Colophon printed on back pastedown. Bound in gray bookcloth with title in orange gilt on front board and spine. In a protective stiff plastic slip case opening at the top. Designed, laser cut, letterpress printed and bound by Lauren Emeritz. Signed and numbered by the artist. Emeritz has printed a colorful book of shapes using orange, blue, and black inks. Each shape is displayed twice on facing pages. The left side shows the image in white with color background in ink. The right side shows the shape printed in ink with a white background. The seven shapes and colors are: Circle - Orange; Square - Blue; Triangle - Orange; Arrow - Gray; Heart - Orange; Star - Blue; Hand - Orange.

Aurora, Colorado:: ravenpress,, 2021.. Series variants. 3.6 x 5.75 x 2.25" closed; 6 pages. Materials: mica, paper, thread, brass, plant, bird, insect, reptile specimens, leather, ocean specimen, ink, Acrylic. Signed. Alicia Bailey: "The six pages of this book are made with mica, Moriki paper, plant materials gathered from my yard & favorite forests, feathers from a nearby wetland & butterfly specimens from an inherited archive. The covers are made with collaged leather, using a technique called Lacunose, over book boards. The binding is a wire edge style using brass rods & linen thread. Housed in a box of book board covered with custom painted book cloth. A gifted specimen is attached to a Lacunose tray base. The tray platform is of mica with Moriki paper edging. The box labels are laser etched mica over snake shed specimens & Moriki paper. Alicia Bailey, artist statement: "The 'Animal Mineral Vegetable' series is part of my 'Lovely and Amazing… Read More

[Dundas], Ontario, Canada:: The Aliquando Press,, 2018.. Edition of 40. 4.75 x 6.25"; 44 pages. Letterpress printed. Designed, printed, and bound by William Rueter. Numbered. Bound in wraparound cover with slip slot closure. In paper slipcase.. The text is a reconstructed interview taken from essays printed in the Pall Mall Gazette of 1891, the Daily Chronicle of 1893, the English Illustrated Magazine of 1895, and Bookselling of 1895. The frontispiece wood engraving of William Morris by Robert Bryden, c. 1899, is based on an 1884 photo by Frederick Hollyer. William Rueter, colophon: "In making this book, I have been inspired by Morris' passion for the Middle Ages. The text type, Nephi Medieval, was designed and cast by Jim Rimmer, who also cast the Cavatina ornament designed by the printer. The Tell Text 5 type is an adaptation of Morris' Chaucer typeface design."  Vamp & Tramp: "This lovely little tome is worthy of its subject.

[Dundas], Ontario, Canada:: Aliquando Press,, 2017.. Edition of 25. 3.25 x 3.25"; 27 pages. Accordion fold extending from the back page. Bound in paper-covered boards with printed paper title on spine. Twine tie closure. . Colophon: "This nameless wood type alphabet was made c. 1900 by the Hamilton Mfg. Co. Here at The Aliquando Press it is affectionately called 'Ali-oops!'"

[Dundas], Ontario, Canada:: The Aliquando Press,, 2013.. Edition of 30. 21.5 x 10.5 cm. (8.5 x 4.1") closed, extends to 330 cm. (130"); 26 pages. Accordion fold with six text panels and seven image panels. Text set in Codex. Image panels feature various wood types. Folia Card paper. Stiff boards covered by wood-type printed papers. Title tipped on spine. Folia card slipcase. Numbered. Colophon: "Abraham Abulafia was a thirteenth-century Jewish mystic who believed that, through meditation and the observation and creation of letterforms, always striving to make the perfect shape, the devout might find union with God. The text was quoted in Ben Shahn's 'Love and Joy about Letters'.

[Dundas], Ontario, Canada:: Aliquando Press,, 2002.. Edition of 70. 28. x 17 cm.; 24 pages. Five wood engravings by Wesley W. Bates. Text adapted by William Rueter. Printed letterpress with Nephi Medieval type and Tell Text 5 display, with title lettering by the printer. Printed on Hahnemühle Archive paper.  Copies 1 to 10 signed by the artists, with an extra suite of signed prints enclosed in an olive folder and bound in quarter stained Tyvek with spine label. The boards covered in William Morris' 'Willow Boughs' fabric, with mustard cloth slipcase. Copies 11 to 70 bound in quarter stained Tyvek with spine label and yellow/green shibori paper-covered boards with grosgrain ribbon; with flax Canal paper portfolio. This is a standard copy. One of Boccaccio's most pertinent (and impertinent) stories from The Decameron: Nuns delighting in pleasures of the flesh. Will Rueter, The Aliquando Century: "On the way back from a printing conference, Wesley Bates… Read More

[Dundas], Ontario, Canada:: The Aliquando Press,, 2020.. Edition of 40. 5 x 7"; 52 pages Red paper free end pages and pastedowns. Compiled, designed, printed, and bound by William Rueter. Letterpress printed using a variety of typefaces, decorations, and papers. Sewn binding. Bound in paper over boards with paper title label on spine. In paper slipcase with paper title label on spine. Numbered. William Rueter, colophon: "Since my early teens, music has been essential in my life. Perhaps the most abstract of the arts, music can entertain us or touch our deepest emotions, Music comforts and sustains us, affirms our humanity, and triumphs over distress. "Creating this book has unearthed joyful memories of concerts, recordings, and conversations about music. This book honours and celebrates the musicians and composers whose music has enriched by life."  A lovely tribute to music via the words of noted lovers and creators of music. The presentation flows in and out of… Read More

Colorado:: Gazelle & Goat Press,, 2022.. Edition of 20 . 5" x 10.25" x 1".; 12 pages including pastedowns. Colophhon on reverse side. Letterpress polymer plates and mono-printed forms. Hand paper-cutting in double-layer carousel-style false accordion binding. Papers: handmade Khadi Natural Cotton, Thai Kozo natural for the back layer, and cave paper to create binding. Covers made of Ultrasuede panels with a natural mica stone inlay. Includes clamshell box with two styles of indigo-dyed Cave Paper, one includes dispersed mica flecks. Signed and numbered. Written in collaboration with Julia Alpers. Illustrated, letterpress printed and bound by Rhiannon Alpers of Gazelle and Goat Press. Gazelle & Goat Press: "'Whispering Stones' explores the concepts of heartache, loss, betrayal and the passage of time through hardship. Using two stones to represent two sisters, one as the moon and the other a large boulder on earth. The siblings each experience life-changing,… Read More

Colorado:: Gazelle & Goat Press,, 2022.. Edition of 20 + AP. 3.5” x 5.5" closed; 11 spreads. Letterpress printed on Cranes Lettra Bright White, using polymer plates for the type and magnet sheet monoprint for the images. Endsheets digitally printed on Hiromi paper kozo natural. Cover foil-stamped and made of laminated layers of laser-cut St. Armands handmade paper, with a false accordion binding. Signed and numbered by the artist. Gazelle & Goat Press: "'Tracing Outlines' compiles a multitude of layered shapes to reconstruct landscapes, stemming from aerial views of the places the author has lived. Created using cut sheet magnets and monoprinting, the shapes themselves intertwine and overlay throughout the book, to become landscapes in their own right. The layered shapes illustrate the melding of concept of place over ones lifespan, through many homes, cities, travels and countries. "In contrast, the cover portrays the terrestrial landscape of the Rocky… Read More

Cedar Falls, Iowa:: Islam Aly,, 2017.. Edition of 30. 2 x 2 x 1.5" miniature book. Laser-cut mould-made Johannot paper. Twenty sections of 2 folios per section. Handbound in laser cut and engraved wooden boards with Coptic binding of linen thread. Signed and numbered by the artist. Islam Aly: "In the Metamorphoses series, I am focusing on Islamic art and design. I want to reveal how patterns develop and morph in a book that makes the viewer experience their beauty, elegance, harmony, intricacy, and complexity. "Metamorphoses 5 represents a square that morphs into a star. The patterns in the book are combined, duplicated, interlaced, and arranged in multiple combinations that are precise, beautiful, and symbolic.

Iowa City, Iowa:: Islam Aly,, 2013.. Edition of 40. 5 x 5.7 x 0.7" (40" extended), 28 folios. Laser-cut handmade flax paper. Three hole pamphlet binding in an accordion binding. Linen thread, handmade paper covers. Islam Aly: "This book displays the 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet; each letter is laser-cut on a folio. The accordion binding allows the viewer to explore and interact with the letters.

Cairo, Egypt:: Islam Aly,, 2022.. One-of-a-Kind. 6.5. x 4 x 2.5 inches. Cyanotypes on paper and pen drawing, museum board, stiff leaf binding structure. Signed, numbered, and dated by the artist. Islam Aly: "Transpose 4 is a one-of-a-kind artist book investigating talismanic shirts, constellations, and magic. Each book page is a unique cyanotype print, showcasing detailed illustrations that draw on a rich vocabulary of religious texts, sacred invocations, symbols, and magic squares. "The book offers a fascinating exploration of talismanic shirts, worn for centuries as protection and guidance. Through the illustrations, viewers can appreciate these garments' rich symbolism, deep spiritual significance, and sense of magic and mysticism. "'Transpose 4' also features depictions of constellations and celestial figures, capturing the beauty and majesty of the cosmos. The cyanotype printing process adds depth and dimension to the illustrations, creating a sense… Read More