Printmakers Network of Southern New England
Poetry/Printmaking Collaboration Original Book Project

Begun in 2006, 15 members of the Printmakers Network of Southern New England and 3 Connecticut poets joined together to create “Travel,” a 3-book collection of original prints and poems hand-bound by Sarah Creighton. The concept was for artists and poets to work in conjunction on a chosen subject over a given period of time; the creative results would be fused together into a 3-book collection.

Twelve words dealing with travel – four from each poet became the inspiration for the images and poems. Three word groups were formed – each printmaker then selected the four words of most interest to him or her as inspiration. In October 2008 the project members met to see the results of each members’ efforts. At this meeting the poets and artists correlated the poems with the artwork into three accordion format books.

Thirty copies of the 3-book collection were created with only five sets remaining for sale - price: $3000. Fairfield University, CT, Dodd Center Special Collections - University of Connecticut, and Wheaton College, MA, have acquired Travel for their permanent collections.

Exhibitions dates and venues for this project:
Inked: January 28 – February 18, 2010, Quinabaug Community College, CT

Travel+: October 29 – November 21, 2010, Bristol Art Museum, RI

Poets: Vivian Shipley, Kim Bridgford, Sue Standing

Printmakers: Jo Yarrington, Shirley Bernstein, Barbara Pagh, Carol Strause FitzSimonds, Carmela Venti Rashan, Joan Cole, Donna Frustere, Eric Goldberg, Rhea Nowak, Melody Leary, Margot Rocklen, Yuemei Z Pang, Elizabeth A. Goddard, Grace Bentley-Scheck

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