FORWARD

FORWARD by Marshall Weber and Dana Smith. In April of 2012 Weber photographed people photographing the Emperor’s throne in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. These photographs were collaged together in a cinematic flow depicting the crowds, armed with their cameras, surging wave-like towards the throne. The book took on an architectural formation. The accordion-fold format is enclosed inside a zippered case that can un-zip into a sculptural "wall" or landscape, or can be "read" like a book, even though it has no words.
Edition of 20

This book resides in these collections:

University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
The Athenæum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, California
Chapman University, Orange, California

BURROUGHS 23 BOOK

BURROUGHS 23 by Charles Gatewood
Each 11"x14" hand crafted book features high-quality digitally printed reproductions of photographs of american author William S. Burroughs (b. 1914 - d. 1997) shot in London, England in 1972, and in New York, New York, USA in 1975. The book also contains photos of writer Brion Gysin, Led Zeppelin singer Jimmy Page, and Rolling Stone Magazine journalist Robert Palmer. Many of these photos have never been seen or published before now.
Edition of 23

This book resides in these collections:

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Mills College, Oakland, California
UCLA, Los Angeles, California
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bancroft Library, Berkeley, California
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
San Diego State University, San Diego, California
University of Chicago, Illinois
Institute of Illegal Images, San Francisco, California
Burroughs Communications, Lawrence, Kansas
University of Kansas, Spencer Library

BURROUGHS 23 PORTFOLIO

NOTE: Because of the enthusiastic response to the BURROUGHS 23 Book, we have created a new publication of the same images (with a few additions) which is called The BURROUGHS 23 Portfolio, and is a set of 23 digitally printed photographs housed in a custom, hand-made box, each print signed by Charles Gatewood.
Edition of 23

This boxed portfolio resides in these collections:

The British Library, London, England

BAR MITZVAH
(WHEN THE CHILD WAS A CHILD)

Bar Mitzvah by Marshall Weber is a kind of archeological study in collage of Weber's experience of his ceremonial coming of age Bar Mitzvah. Peter Handke’s poem “Childhood” (in German and English) works to create a poetic voice of guidance and reminiscence.

This book reside in these collections:

Library of Congress, Washington DC

ORGANIK

The story of the artist's collective known as Organik is told with a sequence of pivotal images from their work of the past 10 years. Organik is comprised of Kurt Allerslev, Marshall Weber, C. K. Wilde and guests. Edition of 20

This book resides in these collections:

Florida Atlantic University, The Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Library of Congress, Washington DC
University of Miami, Miami Florida
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ampersand - Jack Ginsberg, Johannesburg, South Africa

SUSTAINABLE AESTHETICS
AESTHETIC SUSTAINABILITY

A collective meditation on environmental issues in artwork.
By Marshall Weber
This book is illustrated with fragments of images appropriated from the Deepwater oil spill disaster of summer 2010. It is printed on various handmade and exotic papers which create a revealing contrast to the gritty pics. The text features challenging quotations from an array of living artists about addressing environmental concerns in art making. Edition of 20.

This book resides in these collections:

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
University of Vermont, Burlington
Scripps College, Claremont, California
Ampersand - Jack Ginsberg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Boston Athenaeum, Massachusetts
Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
University of Miami, Florida
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
University of Central Florida,
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
San Diego State University, San Diego, California
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut

MIRROR, is a series of images with accompaning text by Marshall Weber and Dana F. Smith. The images take the form of a collaborative artist’s book, and a limited edition of giant prints for the wall. Created using images from the Frankfurt Book Fair of “Cosplayers” dressed as characters from DeathNote, Full Metal Alchemist, Hetalia, Naruto, Pokemon, and SailorMoon, A poem, written by Marshall, serves as a sort of emotional subtitling for the cinematically influenced layout and design. Edition of 20.

This book resides in these collections:

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Bavarian State Library, Munich
Book and Writing Museum of the German National Library, Leipzig
Lyrik-Kabinett Library, Munich
University of Miami, Florida
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Saint John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
The Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, California
Boston Athenæum, Massachusetts
Harvard University Art Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts
San Diego State University, California

BLOTTER BARN SAMPLER 2010

NEW!! Artist and LSD blotter art archivist Mark McCloud and Dana Dana Dana present Blotter Barn Sampler 2010, a limited edition boxed set of 25 prints selected from the Blotter Barn collection. Each print measures 11" by 14", is signed by Mark McCloud, and is printed with archival inks on heavyweight, 100% rag paper. The set of 25 prints comes in a custom printed aluminum box (pictured above). Edition of 25 boxed sets.

This set resides in these collections:

Stanford University Library Special Collections, Palo Alto, California

A COMPLETE UNKNOWN

A Complete Unknown is a deluxe artist's book by photographer Charles Gatewood. Each handmade book contains quality reproductions of rare Bob Dylan photos, shot in Stockholm, Sweden in 1966. Most of these extraordinary photographs have never been seen or published until now. Edition of 61.

This book resides in these collections:

Yale University's Beinecke Library, New Haven, Connecticut
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sacramento Public Library, The Sacramento Room, Sacramento, California

CONTACT DANA

THE GREAT ATTRACTOR

A soft canvas cover book by Dana Smith that evolved from a working process of painting and writing, on digitally printed photocollages. A poem/book emerged from that process that reveals a story about looking for guidance and inspiration.
Edition of 30

SWEET CALL AND RESPONSE

This collaboration between Dana Smith and Steve MacDonald combines digital printing on canvas and sewing to create a very tactile book. Instinctively, messages are sent to attract a response. This book is a visual poem about communication through the interplay of universal symbols and photographic images.
Edition of 25

Copies of this book reside in these collections:

The Athenæum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, California
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
New York Public Library, Manhattan, New York
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

WAVES OF SEEING

The trajectory of digital technology takes us beyond the confines of literacy to a form of communication which is image based, immediate and highly detailed, specific and universal at once. Instead of speaking, writing, or even texting the narrative is told with a series of images. On one level, the story is a mundane tale of dreamy escape from the demands of the urban landscape. On another level, the story follows a magic penny that is dropped into a panhandler's cup, later reappears in dream space as a magical and fortunate force empowered with feathery wings, then finally rewards the spirit of generosity with a reappearance as a lucky penny found on the sidewalk. Edition of 20.

Copies of this book reside in these collections:

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Florida Atlantic University, The Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts
Davis Riemer collection, Bay Area, California
Paul Hertzmann Collection

BLiNK

Dana F. Smith & Christian Philip Zimmerman
2010, San Francisco, California

Beautifully hand crafted, the pages are digital collage which are inkjet printed with archival inks, on coated 100% rag paper, and then manually surprinted with exquisite woodcuts and hand-painted text.
The book began with Philip Z’s poetic response to a children’s book from the early 70's. The imagery was then developed using a call-and-response collaborative strategy; the text was used as a structure around which Dana's digital-collages were organized. The next step was to develop a series of woodcut block designs that would surprint the images. Then the text was re-edited and hand-painted onto the pages for the final result.
Edition of 20.

Copies of this book reside in these collections:

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California

THE MISSION MIRACLE MILE TRILOGY

The Mission Miracle Mile Trilogy is a solo work in which Dana Smith’s digitally enhanced photography takes center stage. The large version of the trilogy features thirty-two-inch page spreads that are printed full-bleed with saturated images of sidewalks, bus transfers, crushed pills, street vendors, tattoos, transients, and schoolchildren. The effect is dramatic, each page turn evoking the atmosphere of San Franciso's Mission street.
Edition of 6 large format sets (one set remaining)
and 6 small sets (out of print).

Late Night Satellite, part 1

The Center of the Mile, part 2

The Outer Mission, part 3

Copies of this book reside in these collections:

Palace of the Legion of Honor,
Achenbach collection, San Francisco, California
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, California
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
The Athenæum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla, California
University of Connecticut
San Diego State University, California
Paul Hertzmann Collection

SANCTUARY IN MY SKIN

Dana Smith has created a hand made book that combines digital photo-collage using original photographs, hand painting, and poetry.
Sanctuary In My Skin is the story of being human in an emotional landscape made of color and light. The book is hand-bound and painted in an edition of twelve. Each book is digitally printed with archival inks. They are hand painted with acrylic gouache paint. Edition of 12.

Copies of this book reside in these collections:

Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania
The University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Irvine
The University of Central Florida
The Boston Athenæum, Massachusetts
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
Ampersand - Jack Ginsberg, Johannesburg, South Africa

32 BIG PICTURES (FACSIMILE)

A bound series of collages by Dana Smith that illustrate the theme of Barbie's mutability. The original "Barbie Book" made in 1993 with scissors and glue, is a unique book made of thousands of bits of magazines cut to fit like a mosaic into the spaces of a coloring book about the doll called Barbie. It was created as a painstaking labor of love and reveals untold ways that Barbie is interlaced with modern american culture.

32 BIG PICTURES (FACSIMILE) is published as a digitally printed facsimile that is designed to recreate the experience of viewing the original hand-made book as closely as possible. The book even uses a cover from the original vintage coloring book (featuring the Toys-R-Us pricetag) on the cover and back just like the original version. Edition of 6

Copies of this book reside in these collections:

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

WATCH YOUR STEP

Artists Fred Rinne, Dana Smith, and Scott Williams have created a hand-made book that combines digital photo-collage, stencil painting, and text. The book called, Watch Your Step, is digitally printed with archival paper and inks, hand-bound, and painted in an edition of ten. The hybrid technique layers metalic and interference inks, stenciled over hyper-sharp photo-collages, and an insider's voice as text. The final book is a multi-dimensional view of the artists' home in San Francisco, 2007. Edition of 10 +3AP (out of print).

Copies of this book reside in these collections:

Palace of the Legion of Honor,
Achenbach collection, San Francisco, California
Library of Congress, Washington DC
Boston Athenæum, Massachusetts
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Biblioteque nacional du Luxembourg
Kunstbibliotek, Berlin, Germany
San Diego State University, California
State Museum of Berlin, Germany
University of California, Irvine, California
University of Minnesotta
Jack Ginsberg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Florida Atlantic University, The Arthur and Mata Jaffe Center for Book Arts

TO THE TOWER

Artists Dana Smith and Fred Rinne collaborated to make this artist's book. Dana created a series of photo collages based on Fred's concept and text about a paranoid trip to Stanford Univeristy campus and the Hoover Institute. Fred then hand painted and bound each book. Edition of 2 (out of print).

Copies of this book reside in these collections:

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
University of California, Irvine, California

COLLECT CALL FROM THE SPIRIT WORLD

Stencil artist, Scott Williams and digital artist/publisher Dana Smith have created a hand made book that combines digital collage, stencil, and poetry. The book is hand-bound and painted in an edition of ten. The online version does not do it justice because of the extensive use of metallic paints.
Edition of 10.

Copies of this book reside in these collections:

Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
Chapman College, Orange, California
Kunstbibliothek, Berlin State Museum, Germany
Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
University of California Berkeley, California
University of Connecticut, Storrs
University of Vermont, Burlington

Here is Dana at the Codex Book Fair in Berkeley, 2011.

BAR MITZVAH (WHEN THE CHILD WAS A CHILD)

BAR MITZVAH
(WHEN THE CHILD WAS A CHILD)