A is for alien
Subtitle: and other abecedarian adventures
By: text & illustrations by Mark Hoppmann
Publisher: Crow-Magnon Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [Tacoma, Wash.]
Language: eng
Subjects: Artists' books; Specimens; Alphabet in art
Description: Collection of original illustrations representing a particular letter of the alphabet.  The title, A is for Alien, and its accompanying illustration are not so much to be taken literally, but hopefully will encourage the reader to see common objects and concepts from another point of view.
Notes: Digitally printed on Canson Classic Cream artist paper. Hand sewn to create the book block. Mounted into the cover created from a variety of handmade papers and book cloth. Illustrations created using a variety of techniques and mediums including dip pen and India ink, graphite, colored pencil, or conte crayon.  The images were then scanned and laid out with computer software. Each book is sewn and hand crafted in the artist's studio using various selected handmade papers and book cloth.

"The more than 52 illustrations for this book were created using a dip pen and India ink, graphite, or conte crayon, then scanned and laid out on my computer.  The pages, printed on Canson Classic Cream artist paper" -- information provided by the artist.