Archive for November, 2011

Inspiring interlude with the Ottawa Press Gang

Posted: Monday, November 28th, 2011 @ 4:56 am in Ottawa Press Gang | No Comments »

Today we had the opportunity to visit with several printers in the Eastern Ontario area. The Ottawa Press Gang gathered this morning at Gaia Java Coffee Company in Stittsville to share stories and laughter, good conversation and excellent coffee. Having been out of the loop for so long, it was wonderful to see so many [...]

Humbug! More lessons in printing.

Posted: Thursday, November 24th, 2011 @ 12:14 pm in Letterpress Projects, Ottawa Press Gang | No Comments »

Press work continues on a small scale, with seasonal greetings, courtesy of Ebeneezer Scrooge.  I am still learning the basics of  two-colour registration – and while I am generally pleased with the cover of the card, I was dismayed to see that the green ink had begun to clot. I suspect that this is due [...]