At lunchtime, Stan brought in his handmade marimbas to hear them in the printshop cavern.
It was a wonderful impromptu concert!
Sounded great!
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A Day in our Letterpress Shop: Press Checking
To keep colors uniform between pieces in a set, we like to look at multiple pieces at the same time while running. Sometimes the arrangement begs to be slightly embellished.
A Day in our Letterpress Shop: Inkscape
Florescent Pink Pantone 806 makes a surreal mini inkscape inside the ink can with it’s particular crusting properties.
The pink blob grows
Jeff is mixing a mixing up a custom blend of light pink ink.
Special guests
We had the honor of receiving some special guests recently. Bill Goldston, director of the renowned Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE) and Andrew Saluti, curator of Pressing Print, a wonderful show of ULAE pieces at SUArt Galleries/ Shaffer Art Bldg. For decades, Bill has been inviting artists to come to his shop to explore the medium of printmaking using etching, silkscreen, letterpress, digital, anything to make the artists’ vision come true. He has worked with artists such as Jasper Johns, Jane Hammond, Carroll Dunham and Kiki Smith performing technical feats that my eyes have seen the amazing results of at the show currently in town. Highly recommend seeing it in person if you can! For show info. For info on ULAE.
From left in photo: Cathy, Bill, Andrew, Harold
Threaded
This is a photopolymer plate mounted on our Boxcar base, the handy-dandy metal slab that brings the plate to standard type height. The lovely modern design is Bella Figura‘s Threaded by Tara Hogan. To see the printed piece + more info, go to Bella Figura!
Feeding on the Offset Press
The offset press starts feeding, first gulping air then feeding delicious text weight sheets.
Say hi to Dave
Remember Dave from our First Friday Potluck when he played guitar for us? He is caught here on candid camera.
Giant Rubber Stamp
Just in case you didn’t know, it is very satisfying to stamp one’s name with a giant rubber stamp.
Hey Look – Foil!
Our newest offering – beautiful multi-dimensional foil. Here is a piece in indigo shine. See Bella Figura for more details.