January, 2025 Update: Book available at The Toronto Collecti

Alphabet Dreams And Other Poet Tree Scenes is an alphabet themed children’s book that pairs Virginia Jahyu’s  poetic vignettes with Jeff Blackburn’s textural illustrations. It is an artistic collaboration that engages the reader through clever vocabulary, and richly detailed imagery. Every aspect was poured over by these 2 creatives; including Virginia developing her own hand written font, and Blackburn editing and piecing the lines together word by word (sometimes letter by letter) for a cohesive look and smooth readability.

Though completed around 2016, this project had several stops and starts with physical publishing and was almost left for obscurity on a hard drive. However, funded by an archival art sale of Blackburn’s work, this project was revived and printed,  launching in September 2023. Alphabet Dreams And Other Poet Tree Scenes was finally released as a deluxe 56 page, 8x10 inch book and print set, both items being signed and with matching numbers from an edition of 100. This book/print set SOLD OUT in under 48 hours of going public. 

A massive thank you to our communities for supporting this passion project, and engaging with our imaginations.

Virginia Jahyu is an artist and therapist who’s website you’re currently on. Feel free to explore and see more of what I'm all about. Let your curiosity lead the way!

Jeff Blackburn is a multidisciplinary artist with over a decade of experience producing and exhibiting projects. The thematic core of Blackburn’s work is an introspective exploration of personal connection, with individual exhibitions directed to more specific concepts such as social dynamics, isolation, and growth. 

Drawing inspiration from both sequential art and the graffiti/post-graffiti movements, his work is known for its emphasis on line and texture, and its dissection of form using interpretive contour lines. Paintings are constructed by merging illustrative pop art and aesthetics with urban art materials and techniques. 

His work can be found in numerous privately owned art collections, as well as corporate collections such as those of BMW and Live Nation.  

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