Spirit Earth
Philadelphia: Luminice Press, 2026. Number 1 of 15 copies signed and numbered by the book artists. A lovely deluxe set of two companion books of haiku from this important private press owned and operated by Thomas and Mary Agnes Williams. Book artist and printer Thomas Parker Williams began creating artists' books in 1998 while also painting. As of 2009 he has limited his art practice exclusively to artists' books. In that year he also began collaborating with his wife, photographer Mary Agnes Williams. In 2013 they started Luminice Press, incorporating letterpress printing into artists' books and broadsides. The artists draw on a range of conceptual sources in creating their books, including mathematics, music, literature, theology, philosophy, astronomy, natural sciences, and Eastern thought. Books by Williams or the Luminice Press may be found in numerous public collections around the country.
Specifications - Edition of 15 sets of two books2026
Size – each book closed 7.5” x 5.6” x .25”
Case – 7 sets in case bound with bookcloth with pochoir design (shown above)
8 sets in paper case with magnet closure
Covers – Japanese paper over cover stock, mica-printed design, linocut endpapers
Binding - modified Japanese stab binding
Books – 13 leaves each, 10 haiku, 10 illustrations, Arches mould-made paper
Illustrations – reduction linocuts with oil-based pochoir and hand-applied accents
Inks – dry pigments in burnt plate oil, relief ink
Text SPIRIT – handset in 12 pt. Janson Italic
Text EARTH – handset in 12 pt. Janson
Printing SPIRIT – 1080 operations
Printing EARTH – 1500 operations
Printed on the Luminice Press designed and built by TPW.
Item #38350
Price: $1,800.00