New Releases by Barry Moser

"This primer on the art of wood engraving is filled with knowledge and instructions including how to prepare a printing block, how to think in the medium's properties of line, shape, and ink, and how to transfer a drawing onto a block"--

“We Were Brothers, Barry Moser's beautiful--and beautifully illustrated--new book, tells the wrenching and redeeming story of brothers who take different paths and yet ultimately find their ways back to each other . . . Their careful reconciliation after decades of strife and avoidance is sad, moving, and joyful all at the same time." —Andrew Hudgins, author ofThe Joker Preeminent illustrator Barry Moser and his brother, Tommy, were born of the same parents, were raised in the same small Tennessee community, and were poisoned by their family's deep racism and anti-Semitism. But as they grew older, their perspectives and their paths grew further and further apart. From attitudes about race, to food, politics, and money, the brothers began to think so differently that they could no longer find common ground, no longer knew how to talk to each other, and for years there was more strife between them than affection. When Barry was in his late fifties and Tommy in his early sixties, their fragile brotherhood reached a tipping point and blew apart. From that day forward they did not speak. But fortunately, their story does not end there. With the raw emotions that so often surface when we talk of our siblings, Barry recalls why and how they were finally able to traverse that great divide and reconcile their kinship before it was too late. Including fifteen of Moser's stunning drawings, this powerful true story captures the essence of sibling relationships--their complexities, contradictions, and mixed blessings.

The "calculated pandemonium" of the splendidly irrational kingdom of Wonderland is what Barry Moser set out to capture in illustrating the Lewis Carroll classic.In his seventy-five wood engravings, Moser depicts with consummate invention, wit, and skill the quite exceptional inhabitants and sights of Wonderland-the March Hare, the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat's grin-as reviewed through Alice's eyes. The result is startlingly original. (Alice herself, a mischievous tousle-haired brunette, is a far cry from the prim Alice of earlier artists.)

This is the popular story of three little pigs who set out to seek their fortunes in the wide, wide world. Each pig in turn builds a house of straw, sticks and bricks, only to be visited by a hungry wolf determined to eat them up!

The Master Illustrator Series celebrates Scripture through the vivid compositions of acclaimed contemporary artists commissioned specifically for this series. Each artist's exquisite interpretation of selected Bible verses is both unique and expressive. The vividly expressive watercolor compositions of acclaimed illustrator Barry Moser combine with the NIV's translation of Psalm 23, resulting in a unique and endearing interpretation of Scripture. Part of The Master Illustrator Series, Psalm 23 will surely become a classic, delighting readers young and old for years to come. About the Series:

?Summer has gone by so fast, ? we often say?the only season for which we say that. Summer does seem to make us keenly aware of time. In our vacations we step out of time. Watching our gardens, we see the progress of time. Seeing the geese come honking back, we are aware of the passing of time. In essays, poems and meditations organized around themes of time and our responses to it, twenty-five writers consider summer and its spiritual meanings. Contributors include Anne LaMott, Luci Shaw, Ray Bradbury, Mary Gordon, Richard Selzer, Thomas Lynch, Celia Thaxter, Robert Clark, Michael Pollan, Francis Bacon, Jim Heynen and Emily Dickinson.

Description: Ten years ago, noted illustrator Barry Moser undertook the illustration and design of a new edition of the Bible. In addition to enjoying a long and much-lauded artistic career, Mr. Moser is a former Methodist preacher, so his interest was both artistic as well as spiritual. Requiring four years of development, Mr. Moser produced 232 illustrations and worked with a host of specialists to perfect the elements that make his edition of the Bible unique. Barry Moser's The Holy Bible 2004 calendar includes 24 of the illustrations, along with related Scripture and commentary from the illustrator. Together they make a powerful statement of belief. Notes: This calendar is based on images provided for the King James version of the Pennyroyal Caxton Bible. A hand-made, limited-edition run of 400 copies of this Bible were produced and sold for $10,000 per copy. Viking offers a manufactured edition at $65. This calendar will be marketed as an "Archive Edition, " printed on high-quality uncoated paper with pages suitable for framing. Barry Moser is a member of the National Academy of Design and currently serves on both the art and religious departments of Smith College. His work is featured in numerous collections and libraries around the world, including The National Gallery of Art; The Metropolitan Museum; The British Museum; The Library of Congress; The New York Public Library; The National Library of Australia; The Vatican Library; and The Victoria & Albert Museum. As an illustrator, author, and designer, Moser has worked on more than 250 books, including Moby Dick, Dante's Divine Comedy, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Moser's edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice'sAdventures in Wonderland won The American Book Award for design and illustration in 198

Essays by the illustrator and artist.

From 1983 to 1998, poets Donald Hall and Jane Kenyon sent out a letterpress broadside poem each Christmas, printed by William Ewert of Concord New Hampshire. They were illustrated by Mary Azarian and Barry Moser, with calligraphy by R.P. Hale. In 1999, Wings Press collected these broadside poems and published them in a limited edition chapbook printed on linen paper. The cover stock--handmade by Austin, Texas, papermaker Kristin Kavanagh--incorporated red maple leaves from Eagle Pond, gathered by Donald Hall's grandchildren on an autumn day in 1997. The cover was printed by Dr. Paul Christensen of College Station, Texas, using a 12x18 Chandler & Price sheet-fed letterpress; illustrations include wood cuts by Barry Moser and leaf prints made from leaves collected at Eagle Pond. Three hundred copies of Winter Poems from Eagle Pond were numbered, signed, and dated by the author. The book was designed and hand sewn by Wings Press publisher, Bryce Milligan, a long-time friend and correspondent of Hall's. This is truly the perfect Christmas gift for any serious lover of poetry.

Based on the classic story in which a husband and wife sacrifice treasured possessions in order to buy each other Christmas presents.

A retelling of the classic Rumpelstiltskin tale with a Southern setting.

An eccentric Englishman accepts a challenge to circle the globe with unprecedented speed. Exotic locales, seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and comic relief provide a fantastic blend of adventure, entertainment and suspense.

A misguided scientist seeks to instill life in a creature he has assembled from the bodies of the dead