Title of publication: Photographs

Name of artist: David Schoerner

Design: David Schoerner

Editor: David Schoerner

Imprint: Hassla

Publication date: April 2010

Place of publication: New York, NY, USA

Edition size: 800

Format: Hardcover, clothbound

Size: 26 x 21cm

Number of pages: 48

Type of printing: four-colour offset

Type of paper: 157g IKPP matte

Name of printer: Magnum Offset

Number of pictures: 21 colour, 3 b&w

Price: US$34

Description of book: Lushly produced still-lifes highlight maritime-themed ephemera, while other photographs capture the varying moods of waves. Softly-lit portraits of young women, environmental surfaces, and quiet landscapes form a range of the included types of pictorial imagery, heightening an awareness of the camera’s different roles. Aged fan mail from a star of 1990s sitcom Saved by the Bell appears along with stills of fisherman from the reality TV show Deadliest Catch. With their inclusion, television operates as an entrance into sites of nostalgia. Viewing photographs evokes the fleeting sensations and memories of summer, suggesting a parallel experience to the passing of youth.

Artist website: www.davidschoerner.com

Imprint website: www.hasslabooks.com

Title of publication: Svart Metall
Name of artist: Grant Willing
Additional contributor/s: Noel Sinclair Boyt, illustrations
Design: Grant Willing
Editor: Grant Willing
Series name: Svart Metall
Publication date: May 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY, USA
Edition size: 1,000
Format: Softcover
Size: 28.6 x 38.7cm
Number of Pages: 32
Type of printing: Offset
Type of paper: 50lb. newsprint
Name of printer: Linco
Number of pictures: 15 b&w
Price: £5 available on SP,BH Shop
Description of book: Svart Metall is an investigation into the themes and ideals of the black-metal music genre. Black metal explores the ideas of ancient pagan and Satanic views and presents these feelings in a violent, often cacophonous style of music. Progressing from the themes of the music, a subculture has developed in which murders, church burnings, animal sacrifices, and other barbaric acts have occurred. This publication represents the first part of my series. It is printed on newsprint in order to relate to the crude production quality often associated with black metal.

The best thing about self-publishing: I really like the ability to experiment and to control more aspects of your publication when self-publishing.
Artist website: www.grantwilling.com
Imprint website: www.grantwilling.com