In The Library by Tatsuro Kiuchi

Hello, collectors! It's Sara, with a timely tribute to books—it's National Library Week, in case you didn’t know. How could you not know?

Tatsuro Kiuchi's ode to tomes (and their home) is stacked thick—in In the Library, stripes and colors assemble themselves into spines and shelves. It's a print that would find itself in good company with Jane Mount's Ideal Bookshelf series and Mickey Smith's elegant volumes. It also pairs well with Tatsuro's other prints, which celebrate a few more of our favorite things: biking, baseball and photography. Tatsuro's tribute to an institution founded on sharing and giving is apropos for reasons other than this week's national holiday.

Based in Tokyo, Tatsuro is offering support for relief efforts by giving away high-resolution files of three of his works. Donate $50 or more to Red Cross (Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami), then email him your receipt and image selection and he'll send you the file to print on your own. In case you missed them earlier last month, we have two benefit editions available as well. All proceeds from the sales of Shinjuku, 6:43 by Joseph O. Holmes and Imperial Palace Gardens with Wall, Tokyo by Emily Shur will go to support the Japan Society's Earthquake Relief Fund. So far, with your help, we've raised over $12,000.

That's all for now, but this is just the first of three great editions we have lined up this week—just you wait and see...