[Originally published December 26, 2021]
ESAW’s final title for the year is a book called Covers exploring the history of its publishing output since 1984.
Covers explores a selection of 50 of the Earl of Seacliff Art Workshop book covers since 1984 containing artwork by artists.
Presented as something of an art catalogue with notes on each cover and artist included it comes with a Foreword by artist/writer Gregory O’Brien.
Some of those included are: Nigel Brown, Eion Stevens, Russell Chalmers, Roy Dalgarno, Rosalind Derby, Brian E Turner, Bryan Harold, Kathryn Madill, Gregory O’Brien, Brendan O’Brien, Gerrard O’Leary, Michael O’Leary, Seraphine Pick, Nigel Yates and Wayne Seyb.
The book concludes with the ESAW Bibliography 1984-2021 and some of Michael O’Leary’s B&W drawings.
Covers is a printed edition of 50 signed and numbered copies. Email: Michael O’Leary olearymichael154@gmail.com
Title: Covers: 50 Book Covers of the Earl of Seacliff Art Workshop
Author: Michael O’Leary
ISBN 978-1-86942-211-0
Extent: 126 pages
Format: paperback, 210mm X 260mm
Price: $80.00
Publication: December 2021
Publisher: Earl of Seacliff Art Workshop