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View all threads“Swifts and Martins of Selborne” is the 100th title of limited edition and
unique artist books completed since 1998 by Thomas Parker Williams and
Luminice Press. It was selected for the Guild of Book Workers exhibition
“Wildlife,” which will travel to six venues in 2021 and 2022. An edition of
15, the hand-printed book was created with Mary Agnes Williams.
*“Swifts and Martins of Selborne” was inspired by two men who differed
widely in their approaches to documenting the identifying features and
behaviors of birds. **It **brings together the words of Gilbert White, who
studied birds **for forty years **in his home village, and the artistic
process of John James Audubon, who traveled extensively to document
**all **American
birds. The artists chose to depict two birds who also differ widely:
Martins who are serious nest builders, and Swifts who are on the wing most
of their lives. The book features letterpress-printed hand-set text
**and **original
images that **followed Audubon’s process: they **were drawn and painted
with watercolors, then etched, engraved and finally hand-colored. *
This book as well as all of the other works completed since 1998 can be
viewed at www.thomasparkerwilliams.com
http://www.thomasparkerwilliams.com/.
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Thomas Parker Williams
tpwilliams89@gmail.com
www.thomasparkerwilliams.com