I will not make another blue book, so help me god.
New mockup (with slipcase) and Hot Damn! Let me just say that the moment I gave up on my weird attachment to buckram everything about this binding started looking a … Continue reading
I guess I’ll just fold some things.
Ink Spot Press, (where I am printing my book,) is hopping this week with letterpress summer school. (I am teaching bookbinding summer school in a couple of weeks, see here … Continue reading
Shocking Bookcloth Decision
I am back in the UK! I devoted yesterday to finishing off another mockup so that I could improve on the binding plan for the new book. Above you can … Continue reading
OCAC: Books Accomplished.
The artists’ books are done after a marathon week-long workshop at the Oregon College of Art and Craft! The three presses were humming all the time and some planning was … Continue reading
How the Bixlers Make Metal Type
Imagine a shop where all the type is fresh and new, where everything you set prints perfectly, where California job cases are overflowing with all of your favorite typefaces in … Continue reading
Wells Institute Day Four: Books Are Actually Happening
Every press in the Wells type shop was humming today, even the creepy one that I don’t like. These books are actually coming together. Look at the image above, … Continue reading
Wells Institute Day Three: Ten Books in Three Days?
The playful, experimental stages of this workshop are over and it is time for everyone to swing into production and work on their own book projects in a serious way. … 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
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