Happiness : happiness is--
2010
Perkolator Press
Perkolator Press
http://www.perkolatorpress.com/
The brief text is accompanied on each page by one very large capital letter printed in color; the letters spell "happiness." No two large capitals are printed in the same color.
"I began printing this book during my winter residency at Penland School of Crafts, after having a conversation about happiness with my friend and fellow master printer there, Bill Hall. We took turns naming things that make us happy; this book is that conversation ... Letterpress printed by Amy Pirkle, Winter 2010"--Colophon.
Sewn into violet endpapers and red paper wrapper.
Title
Happiness : happiness is--
Creator
Publisher
Perkolator Press
Date
2010
Description
http://www.perkolatorpress.com/
The brief text is accompanied on each page by one very large capital letter printed in color; the letters spell "happiness." No two large capitals are printed in the same color.
"I began printing this book during my winter residency at Penland School of Crafts, after having a conversation about happiness with my friend and fellow master printer there, Bill Hall. We took turns naming things that make us happy; this book is that conversation ... Letterpress printed by Amy Pirkle, Winter 2010"--Colophon.
Sewn into violet endpapers and red paper wrapper.
The brief text is accompanied on each page by one very large capital letter printed in color; the letters spell "happiness." No two large capitals are printed in the same color.
"I began printing this book during my winter residency at Penland School of Crafts, after having a conversation about happiness with my friend and fellow master printer there, Bill Hall. We took turns naming things that make us happy; this book is that conversation ... Letterpress printed by Amy Pirkle, Winter 2010"--Colophon.
Sewn into violet endpapers and red paper wrapper.
Rights
Courtesy of the artist
Source
Vanderbilt University Special Collections, Southern Civilization Collection
Files
Collection
Citation
Pirkle, Amy, “Happiness : happiness is--,” Gallery, accessed September 2, 2026, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/1252.