The passion of a writer is often one which stems from defeat and loss. In "Hang Onto Your Teeth" Stephen Mead explores this psychological drama through the character of William Bradstreet,... More > an author who has been creatively blocked since the murder of his gay son, Colin. Five years after his son's death, William at last begins the painful process of coming to terms with the sources of Colin's life and death. In theory it sounds simple enough: William just has to pick up a pen. Theory and actuality remain a searing conflict for William, however, especially as he forces himself to confront the prejudices he too had for his own child. With each page, "Hang Onto Your Teeth" leads the reader deeper into the interior of William's struggle, creating a tightrope of eloquent tension. The climax resulting from this is one of haunting impact and yet a lesson in the profoundly redeeming powers of love.
Note: This paperback is formatted like a writer's journal with illustrated borders and a variety of fonts.< Less
First presented as Lulu e books, Stephen Mead has collected the best of his award winning poetry/art hybrids here for the first time in printed form. From the evocative expressionism of "We Are... More > More Than Our Wounds", to the lush black and white film iconography of "Drag", these spiritual journeys of text and paint breathe from their pages to remain with the viewer long after the book is closed. Over one hundred color images, makes for a lovely coffee table book. Note: This is the internationally distributed soft cover version of the photobook prototype, with a spine containing author and title for easy filing. Other art merchandise from this series can be found at: http://www.cafepress.com/stephenmeadart and http://www.equisto.co.uk/perl/store/store.pl?store_id=mead_art_1 Feel free to paste these addresses in your browsers and explore!< Less
The passion of a writer is often one which stems from defeat and loss. In "Hang Onto Your Teeth" Stephen Mead explores this psychological drama through the character of William Bradstreet,... More > an author who has been creatively blocked since the murder of his gay son, Colin. Five years after his son's death, with the ghost of Colin looking over his shoulder, William at last begins the painful process of coming to terms with the sources of Colin's life and death. In theory it sounds simple enough: William just has to pick up a pen. Theory and actuality remain a searing conflict for William, however, especially as he forces himself to confront the prejudices he too had for his own child. With each page, "Hang Onto Your Teeth" leads the reader deeper into the interior of William's struggle, creating a tightrope of eloquent tension. The climax resulting from this is one of haunting impact and yet a lesson in the profoundly redeeming powers of love. Please note: This is the hard cover version.< Less
First presented by the Greek magazine "Universal Pathways", Stephen Mead has gathered this fractured fairy tale for adults, "Tree Companions", here at last in book form. In a... More > fantasy world where good blurs with gender confusion and desire, this gothic tale is meant to linger long after the last page. Complete with several pen and ink illustrations done by the author, a gem for any fairy tale fan. Note: This is the soft cover version of the photobook prototype, with a spine containing author and title for easy filing.< Less
The passion of a writer is often one which stems from defeat and loss. In "Hang Onto Your Teeth" Stephen Mead explores this psychological drama through the character of William Bradstreet,... More > an author who has been creatively blocked since the murder of his gay son, Colin. Five years after his son's death, William at last begins the painful process of coming to terms with the sources of Colin's life and death. In theory it sounds simple enough: William just has to pick up a pen. Theory and actuality remain a searing conflict for William, however, especially as he forces himself to confront the prejudices he too had for his own child. With each page, "Hang Onto Your Teeth" leads the reader deeper into the interior of William's struggle, creating a tightrope of eloquent tension. The climax resulting from this is one of haunting impact and yet a lesson in the profoundly redeeming powers of love.
Note: This paperback is formatted like a writer's journal with illustrated borders and a variety of fonts.< Less
First presented as Lulu e books, Stephen Mead has collected the best of his award winning poetry/art hybrids here for the first time in printed form. From the evocative expressionism of "We Are... More > More Than Our Wounds", to the lush black and white film iconography of "Drag", these spiritual journeys of text and paint breathe from their pages to remain with the viewer long after the book is closed. Over one hundred color images, makes for a lovely coffee table book. Note: This is the internationally distributed soft cover version of the photobook prototype, with a spine containing author and title for easy filing. Other art merchandise from this series can be found at: http://www.cafepress.com/stephenmeadart and http://www.equisto.co.uk/perl/store/store.pl?store_id=mead_art_1 Feel free to paste these addresses in your browsers and explore!< Less
First presented by the Greek magazine "Universal Pathways", Stephen Mead has gathered this fractured fairy tale for adults, "Tree Companions", here at last in book form. In a... More > fantasy world where good blurs with gender confusion and desire, this gothic tale is meant to linger long after the last page. Complete with several pen and ink illustrations done by the author, a gem for any fairy tale fan. Note: This is the soft cover version of the photobook prototype, with a spine containing author and title for easy filing.< Less
Originally published by New Age Dimensions, "We Are More Than Our Wounds" went on to win 2nd place in Preditors and Editors Reader's Poll 2004 for both poetry and art. With this Lulu Press... More > edition, Stephen Mead has expanded the original to 40 pages complete with new digitally photographed color plates.< Less
First Place Winner of The Gutenberg Litegraphic Society's Picture-Story Category, June '03, "Heroines Unlikely" is Stephen Mead's homage to the female spirit. From pastels done in the... More > early '80's, then to mixed media and oil works from the '90's, "Heroines Unlikely" culminates with Stephen's watercolor pencil on canvas explorations in the year 2000, when the text for "Heroines" was written. Archived as scanned images on Scars.tv, these images have since been digitally re-mastered. The book, 40 pages in all, has excellent color plates and would make for a great gift, especially for those who appreciate strong women of character.< Less
First presented at The Mandala Center Gallery, and then online at Scars.tv, "Body As Landscape" is a celebration of the sensual and the sacred via golden images and glowing text. 20 pages... More > with full color digitally re-mastered plates, makes a lovely gift book.< Less
A resident of NY, Stephen Mead is a published artist, writer, and maker of short collage films. He welcomes you to this page and hopes you will check out his links. Thank you.
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