Go forth and watch the Linotype Movie!
Last night I was lucky enough to go to the European Premiere (daaahlink) of Linotype: The Film. It knocked my socks off. Spending time with the Wonderful Bixlers at their … Continue reading
Post #25, in which I put a polymer plate on a base
Back on the press today! I am slowly working my way through all of the black text in the book. Today is no different. Folios 9 and 2 are done. … Continue reading
Decorative Paper Money Hemorrhage
Chiyogami + Katazome + Bertini +Radnor Embossed Something or Other+ Assorted Colors and Patterns = Imminent Bankruptcy. That is what happens when you stop in to Shepherds Falkiners in London, … Continue reading
why? why?
Reasons why shipping my ink from America was a stupid thing to do: #1 Shipping the ink was almost as expensive as buying the ink. #2 The UK duty fees … Continue reading
Day Two: Settling In
Press runs #2 and #3 accomplished after some heavy registering and checking and adjusting. Above: using a proof, a mockup, a pencil and a pica ruler to prepare to get … Continue reading
Day One: The Ink Battle
And so it begins! It is always intimidating for me to get back on the press in earnest after a long time, especially a press I am not entirely familiar … Continue reading
Hello, Buckram. Come on in.
More buckram has arrived in the post (always fun when a tube turns up) and so there is plenty for more tests and mockups. Today’s task: a mockup using the … Continue reading
Paper Victory
There it is at last. A millpack of Zerkall, just waiting to be cut down and turned into a book. To blog about it is to waste time, and there … Continue reading
Easter: The Momentum Killer
I woke up last Friday, full of joy and industry, ready to rush out to pick up my 250 sheets of paper. Cut paper on Friday, start printing Saturday, eat … Continue reading
Buckram Fail
Round two of the Great Buckram Screen Printing Experiment is a wash. The ink is just not working its way into the weave of the cloth. With the help of … Continue reading
Big Jump Press 