ABCs of Letterpress Postponed

The ABCs of Letterpress workshop starting in March has been postponed to start on Thursday April 7th. There are still spots left for those who would like to join us!

Other Stuff!
Albert and I have been busy at the studio moving things around, getting rid of stuff and generally trying to make the space flow a bit more. Not sure if we've got it right yet but  we can always tweak it.
Below are some pics of what we've been busy with at the studio in the past few months.

Big new work table that Albert made for the studio! Thanks Albert!! 

My Ladies of Letterpress Swap came in the male a couple of weeks ago!
Nice folio made for all of our broadsides!

Some of the letterpresses goodies inside the folio.
I always love seeing how everyone interprets the project! 

One of my new interns, Pauline, helping me print
this year's Wayzgoose Anthology submission. 

Claro, another intern helped print the
outside of the Wayzgoose Anthology submission.

All Canadian cuts and engravings.

Close up of some of the cuts and engravings in their form.

Jan. Photos

Lead used for holding space.

A student's project printing vintage cuts on the vandercook SP15.

From my Letterpress 1 workshop.

Close up of odds and ends of cast type.

Odds and ends of tiny cast type fished out of trays.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Letterpress Cherub Card from vintage cuts.
I almost exclusively use old type (wood or metal) and old vintage cuts for the cards I create. I'm not a computer person so I don't make polymer plates that often. The last polymer plate I made was when I was in art school and we had to create everything photgraphically in reprography! We didn't have any computers for student use back then. I actually wrote my essays by hand!


Letterpress XO Card from wood type.
I have a cool colection of wood type. They are such wonderful tactile pieces of history!


This is a wee book I made with a letterpress printed cover. It's to write love notes in.


These LOVE tags are leterpressed wood type and a vintage cut.