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#ArtsyFriday  

What can we say, we love books! Enjoy this glimpse of a beautiful one--Only Love, a collaborative artists’ book featuring haiku poetry from jeweler and blacksmith Albion Smith in a Peter and Donna Thomas made book. Created in 2016 in a run of 30 copies, the piece features haiku from the master jeweler in a bronze ornamented black pigskin binding. The 1,217 letters printed throughout were handsawn from copper sheet, mounted on blocks, and handprinted onto handmade colored papers made from Albion’s workclothes made by Peter and Albion. The artists’ book is accompanied by a booklet on the making of the book. The book is an excellent exemplar of the possibilities of intricate details and collaboration between artists, the books they create, and the readers who have the luck to enjoy them.  

Happy Valentine’s Day! May it include books and chocolate. ♡

--Laura