Image + word

Image + Word is our online series featuring new work by artists and writers, interviews, collaborations, reviews, and more. We publish new work here every few months. Thanks for visiting and come back soon.


"Sanford, Michigan, II" - a hand printed broadside featuring Dana King on paper by Jamie Capps

Dec 18, 2023, 5:03 PM

This print features the poem "Sanford, Michigan, II" by Dana King.  The paper was made by Jamie Capps: pigmented Thai Kozo made in the Japanese nagashizuki method on an 18 x 24" sugeta. Designed and printed by Margaret Yapp in Iowa City, Iowa. Edition of 30. 9x12 inches. Hand printed on a Vandercook SP-20. Digitally-set Garamond and hand tracing of Highway Gothic. Photopolymer plates by Boxcar Press. Hanco Raven Black Letterpress Ink and hand applied blue ink. The image is based on a…

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New Work by Alana Solin

Nov 20, 2023, 12:30 PM

New work by Alana Solin.

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New Work by Bunk Rivers

Oct 3, 2023, 12:01 AM

New Work by Bunk Rivers

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Two New Poems by Dana King

Aug 14, 2023, 4:19 PM

Two New Poems by Dana King

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In Conversation: Sarah Adler and Loryn Cook

Jun 28, 2023, 12:21 PM

In Conversation: Sarah Adler and Loryn Cook, June 2023. Edited for length and clarity. Sarah Adler is a Philly-based writer and educator. She received her MFA from the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program. She is currently working on her first book, a collection of interrelated essays exploring Internet stalking, gossip, and Jewish assimilation in America. Loryn Cook is a New York City-based artist practicing across a wide variety of mediums - from micro-sized ceramic installations to…

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MENTAL GYMNASTICS - a hand printed broadside featuring Tramaine Suubi

Jun 20, 2023, 2:12 PM

A broadside featuring the poem "Mental Gymnastics" by Tramaine Suubi. Margaret made a folded letterpress print using Tramaine's poem as inspiration for the images.

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EMMY'S CHORUS: a hand printed broadside featuring Sarah Adler and Loryn Cook

Jun 20, 2023, 1:52 PM

A collaboration between Sarah Adler, Loryn Cook, and our Image + Word editor Margaret Yapp. This print features an excerpt of the essay "Emmy's Chorus" by Sarah Adler and images by Loryn Cook. Margaret made a letterpress print combining the two: photopolymer plates made by Boxcar Press and Margaret and gouache on cream Magnani Pescia paper. Printed on a Vandercook SP-20 in Iowa City, Iowa. 9x11 inches. Edition of 40.

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"i dreamt i was a squid" - a hand printed broadside featuring Katrice Kelly

May 27, 2023, 5:31 PM

A collaboration between Katrice Kelly and Margaret Yapp. Margaret made the letterpress print based on Katrice's tufted work "i dreamt i was a squid". Legos, photopolymer plates, 10 point metal Centaur, metal stars, and crayon on Magnani Pescia paper. 8x10 inches. Edition of 25.

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Katrice Kelly interviewed by Margaret Yapp

May 17, 2023, 9:57 AM

Katrice Kelly interviewed by Margaret Yapp. March 2023. Edited for length and clarity.

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New Work from Katrice Kelly

Apr 21, 2023, 12:19 PM

New Work from Katrice Kelly

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Dorian Dean and Jessica Dzielinski interviewed by Margaret Yapp

Mar 15, 2023, 5:21 PM

Dorian Dean and Jessica Dzielinski interviewed by Margaret Yapp

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Adedayo Agarau Reviews "Disbound" by Hajar Hussaini

Feb 1, 2023, 3:19 PM

REVIEW: THE PERFORMANCE OF BROKENNESS a review of "Disbound" by Hajar Hussaini

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