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Art Print Publications Since 1972

Exploring new perspectives on the form, authority, and distribution of the handmade book.

Deborah Barnett

Artist; Someone Editions: Studio Director, Printmaker

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Today I’d like to focus on the box itself that is home to the 52 Pickup 76 collection. I really enjoy the denim effect of the handmade paper box and how the numbers are printed so crisply against it, I think it creates a nice contrast with the muddled lines. The inspiration behind the title is also made quite clear with the use of the card face and the shape of the box. I also love that “pickup” in the title takes on two meanings with this packaging, both referring to the card game and the truck images that mirror each other on the card face. On top of all this, all 52 poems, including the title page, end matter and specifications sheet perfectly inside this custom made packaging.

Today I’d like to focus on the box itself that is home to the 52 Pickup 76 collection. I really enjoy the denim effect of the handmade paper box and how the numbers are printed so crisply against it, I think it creates a nice contrast with the muddled lines. The inspiration behind the title is also made quite clear with the use of the card face and the shape of the box. I also love that “pickup” in the title takes on two meanings with this packaging, both referring to the card game and the truck images that mirror each other on the card face. On top of all this, all 52 poems, including the title page, end matter and specifications sheet perfectly inside this custom made packaging.

The poem that I’ve decided to highlight this week is I Am/I Am No by John Robert Colombo. It’s one of the larger pieces in the collection, and made to stand out even more due to it being printed on tracing paper. I really appreciate how layered it is, being double sided with the other side still being visible. The mirroring of the text with the large linocut capital I in the centre is incredibly eye-catching. I also find the use of alliteration in each part of the poem to be very clever. The side saying “I am” has words that all start with “in” (insatiable, intelligent, inventive, etc.) while the “I am no” side starts with “out” words (outgrowth, outrage, outsider, etc.). The different fonts being used adds to the reading experience in a fun way and communicates the emotions of each word. I very much enjoy how this poem can also be read as a personal manifesto for the author.

For more info click the link in bio to access the Patreon!

The poem that I’ve decided to highlight this week is I Am/I Am No by John Robert Colombo. It’s one of the larger pieces in the collection, and made to stand out even more due to it being printed on tracing paper. I really appreciate how layered it is, being double sided with the other side still being visible. The mirroring of the text with the large linocut capital I in the centre is incredibly eye-catching. I also find the use of alliteration in each part of the poem to be very clever. The side saying “I am” has words that all start with “in” (insatiable, intelligent, inventive, etc.) while the “I am no” side starts with “out” words (outgrowth, outrage, outsider, etc.). The different fonts being used adds to the reading experience in a fun way and communicates the emotions of each word. I very much enjoy how this poem can also be read as a personal manifesto for the author.

For more info click the link in bio to access the Patreon!

There’s been a hydro interruption where the 183Gallery resides!

DM me if you’d like to come out between 4 and 6 to get a confirmation that we have lights on, according Hydro’s estimate for reconnection.

The show is available my individual appointments, and open to the public on Friday@and Saturday next, 24 and 25 April.

I’ll look forward to art, book and print talk with you!

There’s been a hydro interruption where the 183Gallery resides!

DM me if you’d like to come out between 4 and 6 to get a confirmation that we have lights on, according Hydro’s estimate for reconnection.

The show is available my individual appointments, and open to the public on Friday@and Saturday next, 24 and 25 April.

I’ll look forward to art, book and print talk with you!

A happy thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate my exhibition, Leaf Love. Thanks to 183Gallery for their gracious welcome and delicious fare, and to my wonderful family, friends and followers who supported the launch in many ways!

Open today (Saturday) until 7pm, tomorrow, next Friday and Saturday - in case you find yourself available! DM me for a personal walk through my pieces: explorations in the delicacy and endurance of the book.

A happy thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate my exhibition, Leaf Love. Thanks to 183Gallery for their gracious welcome and delicious fare, and to my wonderful family, friends and followers who supported the launch in many ways!

Open today (Saturday) until 7pm, tomorrow, next Friday and Saturday - in case you find yourself available! DM me for a personal walk through my pieces: explorations in the delicacy and endurance of the book.

Leaf Love : Emerging : Disrupting
A celebration of Letterpress Works on Paper by Deborah Barnett
at 183 Gallery in Toronto • 17-25 April 2026

183 Queen Street East

A book is a body. A leaf is a page. 🍂
Introducing Leaf Love—a collection where the “leaves” of the forest meet the “leaves” of the book. I am exploring the experienced skin of our world: the scars, the silvered tears, and the insect-bitten edges that serve as the true text of survival.
In these tiny sculptural fragments in my series entitled “hiccough”, I am inspired by Stein’s “Tender Buttons” the spine of the book mirrors the spine of the maker. These are tactile anchors for a digital age—proof that to be wounded is to be authored.
🏷️ Featured: hiccough images 1-16 relief prints, framed and unframed 6 x 8” on relief printed backgrounds from $80

🔗 Link in bio for private viewings and more information .

#miniatureart #tinyartwork

Leaf Love : Emerging : Disrupting
A celebration of Letterpress Works on Paper by Deborah Barnett
at 183 Gallery in Toronto • 17-25 April 2026

183 Queen Street East

A book is a body. A leaf is a page. 🍂
Introducing Leaf Love—a collection where the “leaves” of the forest meet the “leaves” of the book. I am exploring the experienced skin of our world: the scars, the silvered tears, and the insect-bitten edges that serve as the true text of survival.
In these tiny sculptural fragments in my series entitled “hiccough”, I am inspired by Stein’s “Tender Buttons” the spine of the book mirrors the spine of the maker. These are tactile anchors for a digital age—proof that to be wounded is to be authored.
🏷️ Featured: hiccough images 1-16 relief prints, framed and unframed 6 x 8” on relief printed backgrounds from $80

🔗 Link in bio for private viewings and more information .

#miniatureart #tinyartwork

Go check out our first poetry spotlight over on Patreon! Feel free to share your thoughts on the poem in the comments

This is one of many broadsides you may receive with a subscription to our 52 Pickup 76 Monthly Mail Club! Link in bio ❤️

Go check out our first poetry spotlight over on Patreon! Feel free to share your thoughts on the poem in the comments

This is one of many broadsides you may receive with a subscription to our 52 Pickup 76 Monthly Mail Club! Link in bio ❤️

Leaf Love : Emerging : Disrupting
A celebration of Letterpress Works on Paper by Deborah Barnett

183 Gallery, 183 Queen Street East, Toronto • 17-25 April 2026 - ARTISTS' TALKS on specified dates

“Experienced skin” tells a story that perfection cannot.

In the studio, I am looking for the history written in the fibre, in impression, texture and form. Every tear and wrinkle in the leaves is a mirror to our own resilience. I bind pages / moments / skins / into sculptural forms, creating a home for the scars we are asked to hide.

Limited edition prints and masterwork sculptures now available for private acquisition.

🔗 Link in bio for more information
#LeafLove #BookArts #ContemporarySculpture #TactileArt #TheHumanTrace #FinePress

Leaf Love : Emerging : Disrupting
A celebration of Letterpress Works on Paper by Deborah Barnett

183 Gallery, 183 Queen Street East, Toronto • 17-25 April 2026 - ARTISTS' TALKS on specified dates

“Experienced skin” tells a story that perfection cannot.

In the studio, I am looking for the history written in the fibre, in impression, texture and form. Every tear and wrinkle in the leaves is a mirror to our own resilience. I bind pages / moments / skins / into sculptural forms, creating a home for the scars we are asked to hide.

Limited edition prints and masterwork sculptures now available for private acquisition.

🔗 Link in bio for more information
#LeafLove #BookArts #ContemporarySculpture #TactileArt #TheHumanTrace #FinePress

Announcing the 183Gallery Exhibition
Leaf Love : Emerging : Disrupting
A celebration of Letterpress Works on Paper by Deborah Barnett
at 183Gallery in Toronto • 17-25 April 2026 - open / artists talks on specified dates

There is profound architecture in the wound.
Introducing Leaf Love: emerging : disrupting – a study of “experienced skin”– limited edition prints and sculptural assemblages of letterpress printed excerpts from Gertrude Stein’s writing in 1930’s Paris where she found freedom of expression.
These are not merely prints; they are sculptural archives of survival. Each book object in this collection traces the scars, tears, and worn edges of leaves that have endured and carried their experience etched into their surfaces. In a digital world of frictionless perfection, these works offer the “human trace”– undeniable evidence of the skin, the needle and the press.

Image from “Obelisk”, was “Cocoon”, hand printed relief on mulberry, shellacked and stitched. bo from $1000

🔗 Link in bio to view
#LeafLove #BookArts #ContemporarySculpture #TactileArt #TheHumanTrace #FinePress

Announcing the 183Gallery Exhibition
Leaf Love : Emerging : Disrupting
A celebration of Letterpress Works on Paper by Deborah Barnett
at 183Gallery in Toronto • 17-25 April 2026 - open / artists talks on specified dates

There is profound architecture in the wound.
Introducing Leaf Love: emerging : disrupting – a study of “experienced skin”– limited edition prints and sculptural assemblages of letterpress printed excerpts from Gertrude Stein’s writing in 1930’s Paris where she found freedom of expression.
These are not merely prints; they are sculptural archives of survival. Each book object in this collection traces the scars, tears, and worn edges of leaves that have endured and carried their experience etched into their surfaces. In a digital world of frictionless perfection, these works offer the “human trace”– undeniable evidence of the skin, the needle and the press.

Image from “Obelisk”, was “Cocoon”, hand printed relief on mulberry, shellacked and stitched. bo from $1000

🔗 Link in bio to view
#LeafLove #BookArts #ContemporarySculpture #TactileArt #TheHumanTrace #FinePress

52 Pickup 76 Broadside Mail Club now on Patreon! Link in bio

Become a patron to receive a rare and exclusive broadside that has been randomly selected from 52 Pickup 76 each month! A collection of letterpress printed poems written by influential poets from across Canada, including names such as Margaret Atwood, George Faludy, Dorothy Livesay, Greg Gatenby and more! Designed, printed and published by Dreadnaught Press in 1976.

Newly available as individual broadsides while supplies last, carefully preserved and in great vintage condition (no foxing)!

Subscribe for just $20 /month or join for free to stay in the loop!

To purchase the full collection at $2500, please contact deborahsomeone@gmail.com

Shipping this spring!

52 Pickup 76 Broadside Mail Club now on Patreon! Link in bio

Become a patron to receive a rare and exclusive broadside that has been randomly selected from 52 Pickup 76 each month! A collection of letterpress printed poems written by influential poets from across Canada, including names such as Margaret Atwood, George Faludy, Dorothy Livesay, Greg Gatenby and more! Designed, printed and published by Dreadnaught Press in 1976.

Newly available as individual broadsides while supplies last, carefully preserved and in great vintage condition (no foxing)!

Subscribe for just $20 /month or join for free to stay in the loop!

To purchase the full collection at $2500, please contact deborahsomeone@gmail.com

Shipping this spring!

Announcing the 183 Gallery Exhibition  Leaf Love : Emerging : Disrupting

A Celebration of Letterpress Works on Paper by Deborah Barnett at 183 Gallery in Toronto • 17-25 April 2026

There is profound architecture in the wound.
Introducing Leaf Love: Emerging : Disrupting – a study of “experienced skin.” This series comprises limited-edition prints and sculptural book objects featuring letterpress-printed excerpts from Gertrude Stein’s writings.

These are not merely prints; they are sculptural archives of survival. Each book object in this collection traces the scars, tears, and time-worn edges of leaves that bear their experience etched into their surfaces. In a digital world of seamless perfection, these works showcase the “human trace” – undeniable evidence of the hand, the needle, and the press.

🔗 Link in bio to view blog presentation of the show at our web site. #BookArts #183Gallery #ContemporarySculpture #TactileArt #finepress

Announcing the 183 Gallery Exhibition  Leaf Love : Emerging : Disrupting

A Celebration of Letterpress Works on Paper by Deborah Barnett at 183 Gallery in Toronto • 17-25 April 2026

There is profound architecture in the wound.
Introducing Leaf Love: Emerging : Disrupting – a study of “experienced skin.” This series comprises limited-edition prints and sculptural book objects featuring letterpress-printed excerpts from Gertrude Stein’s writings.

These are not merely prints; they are sculptural archives of survival. Each book object in this collection traces the scars, tears, and time-worn edges of leaves that bear their experience etched into their surfaces. In a digital world of seamless perfection, these works showcase the “human trace” – undeniable evidence of the hand, the needle, and the press.

🔗 Link in bio to view blog presentation of the show at our web site. #BookArts #183Gallery #ContemporarySculpture #TactileArt #finepress

Step behind the scenes at Someone Editions in the making of MOLLY, ETC., Scott Elder’s (@selder4321) forthcoming poetry chapbook with @rufusbooks_ca. Observe master printer Deborah Barnett at work, folding interior pages and assembling each book with care.

Tracing the chapbook’s production, the covers were letterpress printed in two colours on handmade paper from La Papeterie Saint-Armand in Québec—a sheet that takes impressions beautifully and holds the ink exceptionally well. Once printed, the covers were folded, paired with the interior pages, and bound with a pamphlet stitch.

It was a pleasure working with @ágnescserháti and Rufus Books to bring this project to life! Thanks also to Someone Editions’ studio artists for their help with the production.

#letterpress #chapbook #handmadepaper

Step behind the scenes at Someone Editions in the making of MOLLY, ETC., Scott Elder’s (@selder4321) forthcoming poetry chapbook with @rufusbooks_ca. Observe master printer Deborah Barnett at work, folding interior pages and assembling each book with care.

Tracing the chapbook’s production, the covers were letterpress printed in two colours on handmade paper from La Papeterie Saint-Armand in Québec—a sheet that takes impressions beautifully and holds the ink exceptionally well. Once printed, the covers were folded, paired with the interior pages, and bound with a pamphlet stitch.

It was a pleasure working with @ágnescserháti and Rufus Books to bring this project to life! Thanks also to Someone Editions’ studio artists for their help with the production.

#letterpress #chapbook #handmadepaper

Looking at Leaf Love, I keep returning to the way the work disrupts traditional reading, with pages serving not as containers for text but as the text itself. The material is pierced, misshapen, deconstructed, and stitched back together—much like the ways we mend our emotional wounds while the body remembers what caused them.

For me, Deborah Barnett’s alternative book objects bear marks of pressure, care, and time, reflecting what it means to hold experience rather than simply pass through it.

Leaf Love opens as a one-person exhibition by Deborah Barnett at @183gallery on April 17. Stay tuned — more details coming soon.

Looking at Leaf Love, I keep returning to the way the work disrupts traditional reading, with pages serving not as containers for text but as the text itself. The material is pierced, misshapen, deconstructed, and stitched back together—much like the ways we mend our emotional wounds while the body remembers what caused them.

For me, Deborah Barnett’s alternative book objects bear marks of pressure, care, and time, reflecting what it means to hold experience rather than simply pass through it.

Leaf Love opens as a one-person exhibition by Deborah Barnett at @183gallery on April 17. Stay tuned — more details coming soon.

♥ PRESSED FOR LOVE ♥

With Valentine’s Day two days away, Deborah Barnett’s HEART repurposes a tool of the press as a symbol of love.

Printed in 2011 in a limited edition of just five, this 12 × 16” letterpress broadside uses a honeycomb bedplate as the inked surface, allowing the tool itself to become the image. The dots you see are holes in the bedplate; the L-shaped piece was tilted to create a heart shape.

This vintage piece features handset Thunderbird lead type, printed in four colours on 100% acid-free, handmade Zephyr Laid 80lb paper.

Hand composed and printed with love.

On sale now for Valentine’s Day! Find this and other Valentine’s Day gifts at someoneeditions.com.

♥ PRESSED FOR LOVE ♥

With Valentine’s Day two days away, Deborah Barnett’s HEART repurposes a tool of the press as a symbol of love.

Printed in 2011 in a limited edition of just five, this 12 × 16” letterpress broadside uses a honeycomb bedplate as the inked surface, allowing the tool itself to become the image. The dots you see are holes in the bedplate; the L-shaped piece was tilted to create a heart shape.

This vintage piece features handset Thunderbird lead type, printed in four colours on 100% acid-free, handmade Zephyr Laid 80lb paper.

Hand composed and printed with love.

On sale now for Valentine’s Day! Find this and other Valentine’s Day gifts at someoneeditions.com.

A closer look at works by @oliviamaesinclair and @deborahbarnettworks.

Spending time with Leaf Love, I’m struck by how Deborah Barnett imbues paper with such vulnerability, lending it the quality of being as delicate and exposed as bare skin. The material appears worked and weathered in a way that feels organic, as though it has absorbed experience over time.

Sharing the gallery with Olivia Mae Sinclair’s BE/HEALING, I noticed a subtle tension between the two works. While Leaf Love embraces scars as markers of experience, with pages folded, pierced, and stitched, BE/HEALING feels like a refusal to reopen old wounds in the name of healing, granting permission for release without hiding what has been carried.

To me, both works seem to sit with what remains, recognizing the traces of lived experiences while making space for change and growth. As alternative book objects, they also call for a different kind of reading—one that involves visual, tactile, and emotional engagement.

Both Leaf Love and BE/HEALING will be on view until Feb 18. All works are available for purchase, starting at $30. DM us or visit our website to arrange a studio visit.

A closer look at works by @oliviamaesinclair and @deborahbarnettworks.

Spending time with Leaf Love, I’m struck by how Deborah Barnett imbues paper with such vulnerability, lending it the quality of being as delicate and exposed as bare skin. The material appears worked and weathered in a way that feels organic, as though it has absorbed experience over time.

Sharing the gallery with Olivia Mae Sinclair’s BE/HEALING, I noticed a subtle tension between the two works. While Leaf Love embraces scars as markers of experience, with pages folded, pierced, and stitched, BE/HEALING feels like a refusal to reopen old wounds in the name of healing, granting permission for release without hiding what has been carried.

To me, both works seem to sit with what remains, recognizing the traces of lived experiences while making space for change and growth. As alternative book objects, they also call for a different kind of reading—one that involves visual, tactile, and emotional engagement.

Both Leaf Love and BE/HEALING will be on view until Feb 18. All works are available for purchase, starting at $30. DM us or visit our website to arrange a studio visit.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the BE/HEALING reception at Someone Editions!

It was wonderful to present Olivia Mae Sinclair’s work and see visitors engaging with the pieces, physically and emotionally 🖤

A huge thank you to @oliviamaesinclair for creating such incredible work and for being so involved in every step of the process, and to @designtofestival for supporting the exhibition.

For those who missed it, there are still pieces available for purchase—DM us or visit our website to arrange a studio visit (link in bio)!

#DesignTO #DesignTO2026 #torontotextiles #fiberart #screenprinting

Thank you to everyone who came out to the BE/HEALING reception at Someone Editions!

It was wonderful to present Olivia Mae Sinclair’s work and see visitors engaging with the pieces, physically and emotionally 🖤

A huge thank you to @oliviamaesinclair for creating such incredible work and for being so involved in every step of the process, and to @designtofestival for supporting the exhibition.

For those who missed it, there are still pieces available for purchase—DM us or visit our website to arrange a studio visit (link in bio)!

#DesignTO #DesignTO2026 #torontotextiles #fiberart #screenprinting

A few final glimpses of BE/HEALING by @oliviamaesinclair and Leaf Love by @deborahabarnettworks!

Join us at Someone Editions to experience the installation in person, with artist talks by Olivia Mae Sinclair and Deborah Barnett, as well as refreshments!

In her work, Sinclair works with screen-printed linen and handwritten poetry to explore cycles of healing, stillness, rest, and the act of letting go of what no longer serves us.

BE/HEALING will share the gallery with designer and visual artist Deborah Barnett’s Leaf Love, a series of three-dimensional constructions that explore metaphorical connections between bodies and books, offering a contrasting perspective on self-love, care, and acceptance.

Both exhibitions, each in its own way, reflect on the marks of lived experience, with scars as celebration of endurance and moving forward.

We hope to see you soon!

Reception:
🗓 Jan 29, 7–10pm
📍 Someone Editions, 2059 Dundas St W, Toronto

Free entry • RSVP link in bio 🖤

A few final glimpses of BE/HEALING by @oliviamaesinclair and Leaf Love by @deborahabarnettworks!

Join us at Someone Editions to experience the installation in person, with artist talks by Olivia Mae Sinclair and Deborah Barnett, as well as refreshments!

In her work, Sinclair works with screen-printed linen and handwritten poetry to explore cycles of healing, stillness, rest, and the act of letting go of what no longer serves us.

BE/HEALING will share the gallery with designer and visual artist Deborah Barnett’s Leaf Love, a series of three-dimensional constructions that explore metaphorical connections between bodies and books, offering a contrasting perspective on self-love, care, and acceptance.

Both exhibitions, each in its own way, reflect on the marks of lived experience, with scars as celebration of endurance and moving forward.

We hope to see you soon!

Reception:
🗓 Jan 29, 7–10pm
📍 Someone Editions, 2059 Dundas St W, Toronto

Free entry • RSVP link in bio 🖤

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Someone Editions

Someone Editions is a Toronto-based gallery and letterpress studio redefining the handmade book through collaborative art, exhibitions, and academic research. The space showcases studio director Deborah Barnett's own work alongside collaborations and curated shows from a diverse roster of artists through experimental print and material storytelling.

Learn more about our gallery, community events, publishing, and collaboration opportunities below.

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Someone Editions:
Salon & Gallery

Hours vary. Meetings by appointments only.

deborah@someone.ca
(416) 553-2759
2059 Dundas Street West

Toronto, ON M6R 1W8

April 17-25, 2026

Leaf Love Emerging Disrupting

Launch event with food on April 17. Artist talks on April 18-19; 24-25.

May 2-3, 2026

Bookmaking Workshop

First French Letter Society book making workshop of 2026.

May 23, 2026

FLS26 Salon Lunch

Featuring Margaret Christakos and Deborah Barnett.

June 2026 (Dates TBA)

Ink and Ambiguity

Launch and presentation.

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