The Faery Gardener: by [Anagram Press] Hearthstone Firetender (Michael O'Leary) - 2006. A Pagan Primer

Minneapolis, Minnesota:: Anagram Press,, 2006.. Deluxe Edition of 30. 7 x 7"; 32 pages. Letterpress printed using Optima and Bodoni type on Stonehenge and Tizano paper. Jacob's Ladder binding. Housed in a nested box. Includes packet of original illustrations by Chandler O'Leary printed in layers from photopolymer plates. Anagram Press: "Hearthstone Firetender's poetry tells the tale of modern witchcraft set in a Maine community garden; an overview of pagan spirituality (complete with gardening tips) conveyed through a story of growing kinship with a secret admirer."  Illustrations: "Informed by photographs by Michael O'Leary, 2004-2005, using Leica Digilux I, a 1974 Yashica TL-Electro (minus the -electro function) and Uncle Sean's old Kodak Advantix, except where noted in a previous incarnation: by Scott MacDonald, 2004. Chandler O'Leary, Colophon: "For many years, my father's garden was the centerpiece of what we called home. Now that I live in a high-rise apartment, a thousand miles away, I miss the fresh tomatoes and all-night canning sessions. Collaborating with Dad on this book is the best way I know how to contribute to the Faery Garden. Sure beats weeding.... "Included also is a packet of original illustrations....Inspiration runs the gamut from wallpaper fragments in the Open Book building in Minneapolis; my old art history notes; a conversation in a basement studio at Colorado College; reruns on Nick at Nite; and a hurried drawing in my sketchbook of a Bernini in the Galleria Borghese.