‘I always read the end before the start.’
Do you? And if so, how do you prepare for what lies ahead? Here’s a survival manual of promises to the future, visual and textual – cutouts and collages, aphorisms and notes to self, both happened upon and lastingly felt.

Handbook 09, This Thing of Beauty by Adam Bridgland, presents art and words under pressure, unfettered and uninhibited – the free play of eye, hand, heart.
Adam Bridgland is an artist and printmaker known for witty, nostalgic works blending typography and graphic art. A Royal College of Art graduate, he exhibits internationally and features in major collections including the British Museum and V&A.
This Thing of Beauty is published in an edition limited to 25 copies, and priced at £15.
Email us for purchase details. We will make some pre-publication sales, some launch sales and we’ll also be selling copies at the Free Verse Poetry Book & Magazine Fair in London on 25th April.