Sam Stephenson
2019

Love and Work is a meditation on the life and music of the Ohio born musician Jason Molina (1973–2013). In this new work, Stephenson uses his wandering, associative, perhaps even subliminal style to research and write about the late musician. Through piecing together various angles and elements from Molina’s life, conversations with family members and friends, and Stephenson’s inquiry into the strong relationship to workmanship in Molina’s songwriting practice, we get a unique look into his deeply poetic and haunting music.

Includes two color images: a portrait of Molina while a student at Oberlin College, and a detail from a work on paper by Jon Beacham in memory of Molina.

Printed letterpress from hand set metal type.
Sewn and bound by hand.
Printing, binding and book design
by Jon Beacham.

Edition of 200