The Five Eights Collective is a group of five emerging book artists, all currently MFA students in the University of Alabama Book Arts Program. Their work uses the historical and modern methods of book binding, letterpress printing and paper making to create timeless and compelling stories. They come together to provide mutual support through their individual practices and interests.
Instagram: @FiveEightsCollective
Hymns of The Green Star (2026)
by Watson Frank, Whistling Frog Press
Printed Coloretta bookcloth, bugra paper, printed with collagraphs and handset metal type
6.5”tall x4.6” wide
Edition of 20
Model of Chester Beatty Coptic Manuscript 815 (2026)
by Beth Halzerig
Ink on smooth historical goat leather and parchment bookmark, paper.
4.125” long x 3.5” wide x 2.5” tall (open: 4.125” long x 9.25” wide x 2.5” tall).
One of a kind.
How to [Hot Dogs] (2026)
by Pia Molina, Pelusa Press
Collagraphs and pressure prints on Bugra paper.
2” W x 10” H (closed)
Edition of 12
Overheard in Alabama: a pocket auracular deck (2026)
by Erasmia Schirmer Devitt, Bibliomancy Press
French paper, vintage library cards, letterpress printed with handset metal type
5.375” tall x 3.375” wide (open: 5.375”tall x 6.25” wide)
Edition of 27
Decorative Marble Papers
by Ashley Williams
Fluid acrylic paint on white ink jet paper
17” by 22”
Each paper is one of a kind