I printed these letterpress, text-based posters...

shannon gerard

My visual art practice operates across several platforms and media. I write, draw and publish in a variety of forms including on-line comics, periodical illustrations, trade-paperback graphic fiction, and self-published artist’s books and multiples. Thematically I am very curious about issues such as magic, hope, faith and human frailty. I also produce large-scale installations that incorporate stop-motion animations and digital print, and spend at least 50% of my waking life crocheting soft sculptures.

A lot of my work employs play as a research strategy. Areas of interest include the mindset of the collector, the sculptural and performative possibilities suggested by books and book-objects, the conceptual space that books occupy beyond the presentation of texts and images, and how the social position of works (in other words, where we tend to encounter particular modes of art) mediates how we become engaged as readers/viewers.

I am also really getting into marionettes.
I love to work with small gallery shops and retailers! If you are interested in carrying my crochet work or books, please contact me via email (shannon AT shannongerard DOT org, or click the envelope icon below) for wholesale prices and policies.

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I printed these letterpress, text-based posters just in time for TCAF this weekend. Each poster is 15” x 22” and made in a small edition of 9. “Star” and “Ship” posters are hand-embellished as shown. I’ll be sitting the Wowee Zonk Small Press Room on the second floor of the Toronto Reference Library, Saturday May 7 only, from 9 am til 5 pm.

Carl Sagan is an inspiration to me in so many ways.

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