La carrera / The Race
La carrera / The Race
A Glimpse
A Glimpse
Red Ozier Press 1976-1988
Hurricane Lake
Lion Froth Crown
Lion Froth Crown
There Are Things Too Marvelous To Be Spoken Of
by Steve Miller with illustrations by Marta Anderson and Miller's handmade paper wrappers. 1979
Until That Yellow Bird Returns
One hundred, 5-line poems by Tennessee poet Jeff Hardin, each on its own page, is letterpress printed on dampened Arches Text paper in Scala types on dampened Arches Text Wove paper. Katie Baldwin created eleven gorgeous, translucent one-, two- and three-color line drawings that define each of the 10 sections of the book.
This is a hand-sized, hefty volume of thought-provoking words. The binding is designed and largely executed by Anna Embree. 3.5"; 82 pages. For being a square book of many pages, when held it is as light as a cloud. Letterpress printed and bound in muted yellow cloth over boards. The edition of 45 numbered copies was published in 2015. Signed by Hardin. $145
Steve K. Miller: "I love process and games. Creating a set of rules for book to abide by. The rule for this book was 100 haiku split into ten chapters, with a drawing to start each chapter. Poet Jeff Hardin gave me over 300 haiku and I whittled it down to 100, with he and I pleasantly arguing about the final few. Katie Baldwin created the drawings––some one color and some multiple colors. I chose where in the book they would appear and in which order. So there was the need to create a color chart to repeat various colors throughout the book. Making the plan, as you can see below, is part of the process excitement. Diagramming the sections of folded pages/folios and noting exactly what is printed on each page is critical. It's especially important when printing multiple colors on a page. The paper is carefully cut ahead of time and separated by numbered flags, to keep everything straight.
You probably notice that I am a pile guy. I like to see and work with straightened up piles of sheets to be printed or bound. It drives me crazy to see sloppy piles of sheets.
You probably also note the presence of my good luck bear with a small wrench for fixing the press and sandals that help feet standing on concrete while printing all day. This talisman was given to me by former student Betsy Cluff who, after her graduation, has remained a good friend over the years. You need all the luck and good fortune that can be mustered when printing a book!"
