Small and Fine Press Fair

The Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto is a having a Wayzgoose type event Sat. Sept. 12th  from 10 am - 5 pm!

37th Annual Wayzgoose

It's finally spring and Wayzgoose time again!! The weather forecast says it will be nice out so go for a nice drive and come visit the Grimsby 'Goose! This year it is the 37th Wayzgoose. I've been doing them for over 25 years now...WHAT?!?! How old am I? 

My first Wayzgoose was when I was in 2nd year printmaking at OCA. My relief instructor, the wonderful Bill Poole, was the man behind the Grimsby 'Goose and the one who encouraged me to go. I remember cramming myself into George Walkers little Bug with Michelle, Frederica Tomas of Utility Grade and David Keyes for the drive to Grimsby. Was it really that long ago?

Got some sun!

My family went to Florida during the March break. When he heard I was heading to Florida to visit my sister Don Black put me in touch with Bridget Elmer, the studio coordinator of the Ringling College Letterpress and Book Arts Centre at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota! Bridget was kind enough to make time to meet me one morning at the centre which is the new home of Hal and Judilee Sterne's old letterpress studio. Bridget also invited me to attend the Ned Drew  lecture and reception that was happening the following night and to drop in on his workshop in the RCLBAC the day after that! Ned Drew is a Graphic Designer. He is the head of the Graphic Design Program at Rutgers and Professor part-time at the Pratt Institute. He is also a lover of type and letterpress and incorporates letterpress into his personal work!

http://www.brednation.com

"The Letterpress and Book Arts Center was established at the Ringling College of Art and Design in May of 2011, with the acquisition of Harold and Judilee Sterne’s studio. Harold "Hal" Sterne, who passed away in 2010, began printing at the age of 14 and is a central figure in the history of letterpress printing and equipment preservation. Hal co-founded NA Graphics with Tom Bell and purchased Vandersons (previously Vandercook & Sons) just days before the company was scheduled to close its doors. As Fritz Klinke (current owner of NA Graphics) explains, if it weren't for Hal, "we would have nothing in the way of support for these presses today."  
http://www.ringling.edu/about/

Images from the Ringling College Letterpress and Book Arts Centre's workshop with Ned Drew during March Break.

Bridget Elmer(in apron) at the Universal Press.

Ned Drew, Guest Artist

Workshop Info.

Hi!
Just a note to say that the studio will be closed on the following Fridays.
Friday Jan. 16th, 23rd, 30th and Feb. 6th. 

AND ...

New ABCs workshop posted beginning Thursday February 5th.
More information on the Workshops page.

2014 OCADU Book Arts Fair

My daughter manning our table while I look around

Jeff! of Jackson Creek Press

Margot of Pomegranite  Letterpress
and Xavier, relief printmaker
and animal lover

George Walker
(and the lovely Michelle who hid behind a display)

Screen prints by a collection of OCAD Printmaking students

Nat and her wares from Montreal

Cards and tags from the Holiday Letterpress Workshop

Students, please mind your Ps and Qs (and Ds and Bs)

Using the Mini Showcard to print on silver foil tags

Wood type maker's marks

Hamilton Wood Type
Two Rivers Wis

Morgans Wilcox Co.
Middletown, N.Y.

Wm. H. Page & Co.
Greeneville Ct

American W.T.C.

Holiday Letterpress Workshop

Come and letterpress print your own Christmas cards and gift tags! We’ll have four presses set up with holiday cuts, engravings and type from the studio collection for you to print from.  Each participant will get 15 high quality Crane Lettra 5”x5” white cards and matching envelopes and 15 gift tags to print on.

*$45.00 plus HST

Sun. Dec. 7^th, 1 pm – 4 pm or Wed. Dec. 10^th 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Yay! Letterpress cards and tags from the most recent Ladies of Letterpress swap!
two Canadian presses, one Australian pres and a bunch of American presses.