It’s All Happening: Wells Book Arts Summer Institute (Day One)
Mad book arts chaos is in full gear at the Wells Book Arts Summer Institute. Guess how many books we each churned out before lunch today, the first day of … Continue reading
WORKSHOPS AHOY! Hello Portland! Hello Brighton!
Hey, Portland, Oregon! Hey, Brighton and Hove! Who wants to learn some book arts? July 30-August 3 I’ll be in Portland Oregon and the Oregon College of Art and Craft, … Continue reading
Mystery Folio #2: Mini Update
Not much to say here, but thought I would post some progress photos from yesterday. Mystery Folio #2 is coming along. Five more objects to print, and then we’ll see … Continue reading
Mystery Folios
Ok. Yes. I am planning the day’s run on the bus. Ordinarily, I am a bit more organized than this. Confession: I am not entirely sure what I am doing … Continue reading
Playing 10850 catch up
Today was Black 10850 catch up day. Three runs to do on the book today, all small pieces of text, all in black 10850, most of them things I have … Continue reading
. . . And the winner is . . .
Thank you all for your spectacular poetry submissions! After much difficult deliberation, the panel has made its decision. And the winners are: PRIZE WINNERS Glenn House P. Antone, the friendly … Continue reading
What’s in a Proof? (WIN A PRIZE!)
Hello, Blog Friends! I thought I would take this opportunity to celebrate the often under-appreciated “proof sheet.” But wait, there’s more! Stay tuned to the end for a SPECIAL PRIZE … Continue reading
Post #37: In which I set up a run
The majority of the work in a press run happens before the real printing begins. The “makeready,” time spent setting up the run, is the most critical part of the … Continue reading
Glorious, Glorious Text
I ask you, is anything better than printing text? Is there anything more glorious and exciting? Over the last two days I have been laying down the text of the … Continue reading
The Day of The Halftone
. . . and we’re back! EIGHT runs today to make up for my lazy honeymoon, all of them black halftone images printed on top of color silhouettes from weeks … Continue reading
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