New prints for a new book

Rocks and cups! Three three-color reductions, all printed on the sign press on transparent paper. I’m looking forward to seeing how this book turns out…

xoxo

Letterpress x Paperworks

I had a wonderful weekend teaching letterpress to a group from Paperworks. Thanks, ladies!

Typesetting

Type set, type printed! I try to participate in one print exchange each year, so I can check this off my list for the year. Thanks Erin for inviting me to be part of Stronghold: A fortress for women in print.

New little prints



New little prints, part of a series. 10pt Helvetica on joss paper, printed on a sign press.

Big thanks to my partner Jeik for assembling an amazing studio and sharing it with me and supporting the ideas that come out of my strange brain. !!!!!

Books + Scans

I’ve been busy printing, binding, and scanning books.

My teacher Don Crow has been talking a lot about looking, really looking, and I’ve been applying this to books: how we look at and read books, how the structure and material and presentation of the physical book affects how we approach it, and how context affects reading and looking.

This page is my favorite page, “to hug a large man for a long time” in teeny tiny type.

Tuesday

SEE YOU THERE.

xoxo

Loneliness, Repair

I made this hand-stitched reduction linocut on chipboard for the 2013 OCAC Print Portfolio.  I really love participating in exchanges; it’s so wonderful to share work.

(This week I’m working on photographing all the things I made last semester and posting them to the website.)

You might be right

I put up these postcards in the bathroom a while ago, and someone (MEG!) added to it, wheeeee.

This is what I want the things I make to do.

(Thanks, Meg.)

Reception

You guys. I am so full of gratitude for the community at the Ashantilly Center. The reception was wonderful; many people showed up and they were excited to see what was happening at the Ashantilly Press. Harriet and Sara and the board put together a beautiful reception, and Nicholas and I helped visitors print on both the C&P and the little Vandercook proof press.

Thanks, thanks, thanks! I’m missing Ashantilly already!

(All of these photos were taken by Harriet Langford. I was too busy explaining typesetting and making prints, and encouraging people to use the corner rounder.)

Cards, cuteness, upcoming reception

You guys. Check out this cuteness, one of seven new card designs. In the last two weeks, I’ve printed more than twelve hundred cards. I’ll print some postcards in the next couple days, so there’s still more printing to do.

And, on Tuesday night 6-8pm, there will be a reception! We’ll be printing take away postcards and having snacks and drinking wine. Coastal Georgia friends, I’d love to see you!

Xoxo