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Lessons for Our Time is a contemporary artist's book inspired by the medieval tradition of the Book of Hours. It becomes the twenty-second in MCBA's perennial series celebrating the handmade book. Produced in a unique collaboration with the vocal ensemble Cantus, the book includes texts by Elena Cisneros, Emily Dickinson, Saymoukda Vongsay, Walt Whitman, Tomas Transtromer, Louis Jenkins, Joy Harjo, Thomas McGrath, Paul Gruchow and others, edited by Patricia Kirkpatrick. Under the direction of MCBA Artist and Adult Programs Director Sara R. Parr, Lessons for Our Time was produced in two editions, each letterpress printed by master printer Erin Maurelli and members of MCBA’s artist community. All illustrations are by Anna Boyer, with handmade paper by Mary Hark assisted by Angela Richardson and Leah Willemin. Text and titles are set in Elena, by Nicole Dotin of Minnesota-based Process Type Foundry. MCBA wishes to thank Wet Paint Inc. and Smart Set Inc. for their generous support. The Chapbook Edition ($45), numbered 1 through 300, is composed of soft white Zerkall Book pages and covers of handmade flax paper dyed with cochineal by Mary Hark. The edition was hand-sewn in a crossed structure longstitch binding by volunteers under the direction of Erin Maurelli and Sara R. Parr. The Deluxe Edition ($595), lettered A through Z and signed by editor Patricia Kirkpatrick, was bound by master binder Jana Pullman. The case-bound book consists of soft white Zerkall Book pages, burgundy Bugra endpapers and warm gray Asahi Japanese bookcloth. The book is accompanied by a suite of five limited edition prints on gray and blue Pescia papers with ochre, gray and blue matzuo kozo chine collé, signed by artist Anna Boyer, in a handmade ochre flax paper wrap by Mary Hark. All components are presented in a handmade box of warm gray and deep purple Asahi Japanese bookcloth, burgundy Bugra paper lining and gold stamping. Order online: |
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Background and bios: Winter Book is the embodiment of MCBA's artistic vision: to preserve and promote the traditional crafts of bookmaking as well as the contemporary exploration of the book as art. Since 1988, Winter Book has engaged artists, designers, papermakers, printers, bookbinders and community volunteers in producing a handmade, limited edition artist's book. The artistry, sumptuous materials and craftsmanship of each Winter Book makes it an avidly collected series, included in museum and rare book library collections across the country and around the world. Renowned for adventurous programming spanning many periods and genres, Cantus has been lauded as "the premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States" (Fanfare Magazine). Based in Minneapolis, the ensemble is known for impeccable vocal skill, engaging stage personality and heartfelt interpretations. Patricia Kirkpatrick received the first Lindquist & Vennum Poetry Prize and her book Odessa will be published by Milkweed Editions in December 2012. She is the author of Century's Road (Holy Cow! Press, 2004) and two letterpress chapbooks. Her work appears widely in journals, among them Prairie Schooner, Poetry, and Agni Online, and in anthologies, including Robert Bly In This World (University of Minnesota Press, 2011) and She Walks In Beauty, edited by Caroline Kennedy (Hyperion Voice, 2011). She has taught at colleges and universities, worked as an editor, conducted workshops and residencies around the country, and for ten years was poetry editor for Water~Stone Review. Special thanks to Smart Set (Minneapolis) and Wet Paint (St. Paul) for their generous support of Winter Book.
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ABOUT MINNESOTA CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS As the largest and most comprehensive center of its kind in the nation, Minnesota Center for Book Arts celebrates the book as a vibrant contemporary art form that takes many shapes. From the traditional crafts of papermaking, letterpress printing and bookbinding to non-traditional artmaking and self-publishing techniques, MCBA supports the limitless creative evolution of book arts. MCBA serves some 70,000 patrons (including over 24,000 K-12 students) each year, working with groups in our studios as well as in school classrooms, libraries and community events across the state. MCBA is also home to a vibrant working artist community, from college students to retired lifelong learners and everyone in between, at every skill level. Our world-class artistic and community programs include: critically acclaimed exhibitions that are always free to the public; year-round free public programming on engaging topics in the arts and beyond; top-notch artmaking workshops for families and adults; and a dedication to the support of working artists that is simply unmatched in the community. MCBA gives people at every age and every walk of life the opportunity to explore and expand their understanding of contemporary art and the book arts.
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