Walking the line between narrative, historical document and art book, Balls To The Lot of You will tell you the heartwarming true life journey of a childhood at the turn of the last century. It lay undiscovered for nearly sixty years, with your help, this never seen before extraordinary memoir will be published here for the very first time. The narrative will be brought to life in artwork by the grandson of the author and accomplished artist Sean Durkin.
Roll back time to 1917, just over a century ago, and the Industrial town of Patrick Durkin’s childhood was a Third World hell-hole. Through no fault of their own the people – oppressed by the Establishment, let down by government and exploited by employers – had to fight to survive. Today’s Establishment doesn’t seem much different from Patrick’s. While Governments and their henchmen get away with a lot less than they did a century ago, those in power still oppress the people, and that’s the biggest tragedy of all. If Patrick Durkin was around now, he’d still be bloody furious.
Hello! My name is Sean Durkin and I am an artist based in the UK ( I am also the son of a notorious art thief! ). With this campaign and your help, I hope to realise nearly four years worth of work by myself, and a masterpiece by my grandfather – a 200 plus page book base around my grandfathers long lost memoir. The discovery of this memoir and its historical significance are due to be the subject of a BBC TV documentary later this year.
A huge thank you for taking the time to check out the campaign, you can find out more about me and my work here https://www.yorkfinearts.co.uk/artist-sean-durkin
The book will be 210mm x 210mm in size with a minimum of 200 full colour pages. Along with the narrative, the book will collect together MASSES of original artwork , beatifully reproduced on 170gsm silk paper and perfect bound.
Balls To The Lot Of You – £25 A (210 x 210 mm) size, 200 plus page copy of the book. Perfect bound with Gloss Hardcover. All books will be signed on the first page.
Balls To The Lot Of You – £30. Hardcover + Art Print. A (210 x 210 mm) size, 200 page copy of the book plus you choice of a 200gsm ‘Soft Touch’ Art Print ( 210mm x 297mm) All books and artwork will be signed. You can choose your favorite print during the survey at the end of the campaign. All artwork will fit standard print sizes
Early Bird – £35. Hardcover – 2 x Art Prints A (210 x 210 mm) size, 200 + page copy of the book plus your choice of two 200 gsm ‘Soft Touch‘ Art Prints ( 210mm x 297mm) All books and artwork will be signed. You can choose your favorite prints during the survey at the end of the campaign.
Balls To The Lot Of You – £39. 2 x Art Prints A (210 x 210 mm) size, 200 + page copy of the book plus your choice of two 200 gsm Soft Touch Art Prints ( 210mm x 297mm) All books and artwork will be signed. You can choose your favorite prints during the survey at the end of the campaign.
Collectors Bundle 1- £45. A signed copy of Balls To The Lot Of You. 2 x 200gsm Soft Touch Art Prints Plus extra 2 x Hahnemule 270 gsm Giclee Art Prints ( 297mm x 210mm ) signed & numbered prints of your choice and a certificate of authenticity.
Collectors Bundle 2- £49. A signed copy of Balls To The Lot Of You. 4 x 200gsm Soft Touch Art Prints Plus extra 2 x Hahnemule 270 gsm Giclee Art Prints ( 297mm x 210mm ) signed & numbered prints of your choice and a certificate of authenticity. All artwork will fit standard print sizes.
Shipping costs
For UK customers postage is only £3. If you live outside the UK you’ll need to add a shipping cost when you pledge, as detailed when you click the pledge boxes. I’m sorry and I have kept the cost as low as possible, but these books are printed to a very high quality and are BIG & HEAVY!
A huge thank you for taking the time to check out the campaign, you can find out more about me and my work here https://www.yorkfinearts.co.uk/artist-sean-durkin
I’ve had a great deal of experience with both publishers and printers from my work as an artist. All the artwork, design and formatting for the book is completely finished. I already have proof copies, and my finger is hovering over the order button! Once the campaign ends we can put the books right into production. Then it’s just a case of signing and prepping up all the packages in good time ready to ship to you in June. There is always the risk that the printers could miss our production deadline so you’ll receive your book a few weeks later than expected.