In the Garden

The first monograph from David V. D’Andrea is a selection of drawings spanning the last 15 years.

This book consists of the raw material for band posters ( OM, Wovenhand, Graveyard, and more) , self published collaborations with Steven R. Smith and Blood of the Black Owl, event flyers, skateboard graphics, the Ascend Ascend project with poet Janaka Stucky, the annual Samaritan Press calendar and more. All work was composed by hand utilizing India ink on wood panel.

David’s inspiration includes Hindu mythology , William Blake, the Pacific Northwest landscape, bible parables, Hatha Yoga, turn of the century illustration, transcendental music, and the art of printmaking itself.

The garden is a place of heart-based inspiration and creativity. When I am in the garden the ideas flourish and drawings grow. ~DV

In the Garden

$60.00

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Book Boxed book with print

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9 x 12” Casebound Hardcover

56 pp / 43 plates

Foil stamped ¼ cloth spine

Ex libris and signature plate tipped in

Signed and numbered by the artist

Limited first edition of 500 (100 boxed / 400 reg)

There are two versions of In the Garden.

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Version 1. The book alone

Version 2. The book housed in a beautiful lidded box and including a frameable 9x12” letterpress print. Both versions have letterpress tipped-in plates which are signed and numbered.

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Published by Samaritan Press, 2024

Edited by Paul Schiek / TBW Books

Shipping Shipping

The book is shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with padding.

Domestic (US) orders are shipped via USPS Ground Advantage or Priority. Tracking numbers are emailed once the order is fulfilled.

International orders are shipped via DHL.

Rates (especially International) have increased in recent years. I charge a flat rate which includes approximate postage plus packaging materials.

If you are interested in having a domestic shipment expedited via UPS, Fed Ex, or DHL please contact me before placing your order.

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If your book is damaged in transit please email me with details.

Artwork Information Artwork Information

Original artwork by David V. D'Andrea unless stated otherwise.

All posters are official and authorized by the band.

Posters are printed in one time editions. They are not reprinted unless specifically noted.

In the Garden : Deluxe Version

$300.00

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A deluxe bundle consisting of:

In the Garden boxed edition (of 100) which includes letterpress Swan print and book housed in a sturdy clamshell box
Mounted letterpress Swan print. Printed on Italian patterned paper (#1 & 2) or Nepalese dyed paper (#3) using the C & P platen press. Then mounted on a wood panel and lightly sprayed with protective fixative. Hanging hardware on back. No framing required.
3 letterpress Thank You cards. Printed on the C & P. With envelope. Blank interior. Angel image from In the Garden title page.
Ex Libris set. 12 letterpress book plates. Housed in glassine and custom envelope.
In the Garden button. 1.75 x 2.75” matte finish with pin on back.

In the Garden transmutes ink into cosmic portals where primordial rhythms thrum with life, death, rebirth, and the liminal space between. David's masterful renderings invoke an archetypal ecology that speaks to the interconnectedness between the self and all things—from soil to snake to a starlit skull twinkling in the lap of god. Meditate on these works and be transformed.

~ Janaka Stucky , poet

“The somatic meets the transcendental in D’Andrea’s painstakingly constructed visual works. Vascular continuity flows between organic and spiritual forms by way of capillaries carrying ink, sap and blood. From the hard, saturnine clay of raw matter awaken phantasms cloaked in the otherworld. In this kinetic paradigm, the viewer embarks on a dynamic journey into the primordial wellspring that pours into the boundless seas. The traveler is nourished and imperiled in equal measure, following the glittering ocular current from the underworld to the heavens, through myriad lush intricacies, guided by gossamer elementals. D’Andrea is in this sense, both magician and navigator, evoking visions, charting the path to Gnosis with a deftly wielded pen.”

~ B. Vierling, artist

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“D’Andrea’s work is his spiritual path.”

~ Al Cisneros, Om / Sleep