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Forgive the plug here, but a girl’s gotta make a living. There are a few workshops coming up here in the UK that need a participant or two. I know … Continue reading
Enter the Collaborator
Meet David Allen. Theoretical ecologist, Biology professor, friend, cousin, collaborator. For several years, Dave and I have met every now and then in hopes of producing a book project. In … Continue reading
Now available for purchase: Fond, Fond Deluxe, and ten prints.
Fond, the newest title from Big Jump Press, is an investigation of our impulse to collect and preserve small, valueless objects. Casually assembled over the course of years, these objects … Continue reading
Just under the wire
I am on the bus to Heathrow. (I am posting this from my phone. I know people do this all the time, but I feel like a star trek doctor … Continue reading
Post #74, In which I clean a Vandercook press
If you want to use a press, you have to clean a press. This is the cruel truth of the letterpress world. A printer should be able to clean a … Continue reading
three down, two on their way, five to go
Back to work on the prints. This time: “The Clothespin causes someone to remember something.” (See here for a description of the prints I am producing alongside a book project). … Continue reading
The London Centre for Book Arts
Welcome to the London Centre for Book Arts! Yes, there is a car parked inside of it. Yes, the current sign is a piece of A3 paper. But every day … Continue reading
The Pine Cone is an Object of Veneration
The prints continue. Today: The Pine Cone is an Object of Veneration. I spent a few minutes over coffee in the morning finalizing an idea in Indesign. Taking a printout … Continue reading
Working on prints for the edition
The nut, the stone, the broken key, the cork, the button, the little yellow car, the souvenir, the film, the clothespin and the pine cone. The objects I have been … Continue reading
Progress Report: Labels Printed
A short but sweet update today. Spent yesterday on the press printing labels for the book and the box. I am reusing plates from the interior of the book. I … Continue reading
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