Tom Virgin
Miami, Florida

Tom Virgin is a Miami artist making prints, book arts and public art. He teaches in Miami-Dade Public Schools. Michael Hettich earned a Ph.D. in literature from the University of Miami and an MA in creative writing and poetry from the University of Denver. His most recent book of poetry is The Animals Beyond Us (New Rivers Press, 2011). He teaches English and creative writing at Miami Dade College.

Website: tomvirgin.com

The Flood (Parts I and II), 2011

The Flood is a collaboration between Michael Hettich and Tom Virgin. The broadsheets were created in July 2011 at an artist’s residency at the Anderson Center in Red Wing, Minnesota.

Dimensions: Part I : 15 x 20.5 inches; 38 x 52 centimeters; Part II : 8 x 20.5 inches; 20.5 x 52 centimeters

Letterpress printing on Kitakata and Mulberry papers