, Steidl, 2013 Hardcover, 280 pages, ENG. edition, 280 x 190 x 25 mm, NEW, illustrated by the well-known style of Dine, in color / b/w. ISBN 9783869306445.
Inspired by a semi-autobiographical book by the mid-20th century German printmaker HAP Grieshaber, I have used his idea to create a story of fifty years as a printmaker. The book includes interviews with my printers and memories of my life around the prints I made at that time. I have made over a thousand prints so far and I am not done yet. There are ?key? images illustrated, and the text attempts to marry the technical with my emotional feeling for the mediums, etching, lithography, woodcut and silkscreen. I have included recipes for variations on intaglio and some stories of my friendships with these gifted artisans who have produced this work.? Jim Dine