Carefully crafted Velum Packages by tanner and parchment artisan Daniel Stermac-Stein and writer, medevialist, and book artist James Nowak. Inside each package are six (6) French Letters, carefully bound and sealed within the velum using leather ties. All leather and velum used in these packages were ethically procured through sustainable hunting and tanning practices via Stermac-Stein's micro-tannery, The Herdsthrone.
Limited Quantity: Only 10 copies of this series exist. Valued at 1000$, this special Velum Package and French Letter bundle is offered at an exclusive price through Someone Editions only.
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Someone Editions: French Letter Society
This work contains all six letters from published as part of the 2024 Spring and Fall French Letter Society collections. Each French Letter combines an original poem and visual art insert, in numbered literary letterpress chapbooks – 100 copies of each title, in printed envelopes, in 2024.
The French Letter Society is a collective publishing initiative that offers a platform to emerging artists and writers. By producing book objects that disrupt the traditional form and authority of the book, FLS deconstructs preconceived notions about print.
Limited Edition: Velum Packages with Six French Letters
Dedicated to sustainability and the art of leatherworking, Daniel Stermac-Stein is a craftsman and tanner located in the Upper Ottawa Valley of Eastern Ontario. At his micro-tannery, The Herdsthrone, he creates leather garments and goods. He collaborated with his friend, James Nowak, to design and produce a series of bespoke parchment envelopes for The French Letter Society, a literary letterpress imprint.
James Nowak is a writer, medievalist, and book artist from Wellington County. His debut poetry chapbook, Draw Me the Sky, was published in August 2024 by Vocamus Press. James previously operated a small letterpress studio just outside of Eden Mills. He continues to dabble in the book arts, presently collaborating with the hide tanner Daniel Stermac-Stein to produce a series of sheep-parchment envelopes for Someone Editions’ literary letterpress publishing imprint, The French Letter Society. James studies medieval literature and philosophy at the University of Toronto.