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
The Plates! The Plates!
Just look at ’em! Aren’t they beautiful!? They came through the mail, just like magic. I am new to the UK and I don’t really know where to go for … Continue reading
Samples and Swatches
Zerkall White Extra Smooth 145 gsm! Heritage Buckram in Aqua Blue and Petrol! (Petrol?) Hahnemuhle Bugra! Paper and cloth decisions are made, now it is calculation time. Parent sheets of … Continue reading
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