Ghost Maps is part of a site-specific project by artist Harriet Bart that documented the history of artists who worked in Studio VA5 at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts between 2004 and 2010. While a resident at the Center in 2010, Bart began to view the paint-splattered floor of the studio as a palimpsest containing memories of the forty-six artists who had been there before her. After marking off sections of the floor and scrubbing the spaces between them, Bart photographed the resulting compositions. She then layered these images with hand-drawn maps to create the illustrations in this book. The colorful illustrations in this book were printed digitally by Epson 2200 on Pictorico Kenaf 68 coated washi. The text was set in ITC Eras and printed letterpress from polymer plates. The volume features a black leather spine and grey cloth-covered sides. It is protected by a tri-fold chemise covered in grey cloth and lined with black velour.