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Firebrand Press
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(Lauren Faulkenberry)
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| Lauren Faulkenberry: "I am a collector of words and objects, images and desires. Books are my way of preserving memory and felt truths. Firebrand Press produces books, prints, and ephemera that are letterpress-printed and hand-bound. The content is at times driven by images, at times by text, and invites readers to examine the experiences that have made them who they are and consider those things in their memory that they most want to preserve. " |
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migration:
a field guide to love that was and might have been
By Lauren Faulkenberry
Gordo, Alabama: Firebrand Press, 2011. Edition of 45.
5.5 x 8"; 72 pages. Letterpress printed with photopolymer plates. Printed on handmade papers made of abaca, cotton rag, kozo, and corn from the artist's father's garden. Perfect bound paper over boards. Text, images, printing, and binding by Lauren Faulkenberry.
Firebrand Press: "This book is comprised of two narratives. One is a collection of anecdotal stories that allude to romantic encounters that the narrator experienced or imagined. The other is based on observations of bird behavior that mirror the behavior of the narrator."
$375
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The Heart Wants What it Wants
By Lauren Faulkenberry
Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Firebrand Press, 2010. Edition of 70.
6.75 x 6.875 x 1.25"; 3 books, each a single sheet folded. Two of the books open to 18 x 24" and one opens to 12 x 24". Images created using woodcuts and photopolymer plates. Housed in clamshell box. Text and illustrations by Lauren Faulkenberry.
Firebrand Press: "This is a series of three books, titled Smolder, Galvanize, and Devour. With a structure similar to a map fold, each book is printed on a single 18" x 24" sheet that collapses to 6" x 6".
"Based on the mythology of the Greek furies, this trilogy explores themes of heartache, longing, and obsession, and describes how it feels to be set aflame by another."
The books and box can be arranged so that the cover drawings on each combine to form the image of a human heart.
$325 |
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two-dollar dogs
By Lauren Faulkenberry
Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Firebrand Press, 2009. Edition of 35.
3.5 x 5.25" closed, 42" extended; 14 pages. Accordion structure with end papers attached to boards. Letterpress printed with photopolymer plates. Paper: Somerset velvet. Typeface: Californian. Images printed from photopolymer plates; the cover stock handmade by the artist. Housed in a protective wrapper of 100% cotton handmade cover stock made by the artist. Text and illustrations by Lauren Faulkenberry.
Firebrand Press: "With a narrative that alludes to a night at the dog track, two-dollar dogs is a blend of subtle text and dynamic images that explores the greyhound as a metaphor for love."
$85
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