The Lost Book Club and Museum is a new (Sept. 21st) club that is still relatively unknown. It is a gallery for images and texts that play around with the idea of books in particular and the written word in general. I started it after stepping down from running the Surreal Arts Club, as a club more in tune with my current interests. It has twenty-some members now, and nearly 100 works in the gallery.



The theme of our first contest is DREAM BOOK, which you can make of what you will - a book that appeared to you in a dream, a book you daydreamed or pipe-dreamed, or a book that explains all dreams. Or perhaps it is a catalog of dreams that you can choose to have. Whatever you decide it is, your entry should be its cover, its title page or a sample page from the inside. It can be an illustration in any media, or pure typography.

Entries will be displayed in the club journal, and all of the ones I really like will end up in the permanent gallery.

The contest is open to all deviants. Entries should be submitted via note, with "contest" in the subject line, and a thumbnail or link to the piece in your gallery. I will choose a group of five finalists, and the membership will decide the winner. Deadline for entries is Decmber 31st, 2007.

Prizes include a print of your choice from my works in the club gallery, a journal feature and a news article. There will be more.

Here are a few samples from our gallery: