Years ago, when I first wandered into the mysterious workings of the printing press, I recall having read Moxon’s Mechanick Exercises. I was particularly fascinated by the workings of the chapel, and the elaborate system […]
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A card for my mom
I lost my mom a few days ago; she passed away after suffering from Parkinson’s Disease for several years. It robbed her of her health, leaving her unable to walk or speak or to recognize […]
On printer’s blocks, bigotry and these modern times
Hidden at the back of a dusty type case at the Cranky Press lies a scrap of typographic history that no one wants to remember. There are about a dozen of these blocks: bizarre, offensive renditions of […]
The museum print shop … and my (private) patriotism
I don’t usually blog about the print jobs I do when I’m working at our local history museum. But it’s something I thoroughly enjoy, even if it does contrast with my own more curmudgeonly projects. […]
Sonnet 116, redux
Full circle, it seems. Inspired by my participation in the Bodleian Libraries’ Sonnets 2016 project, I’ve decided to reprint Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116. Some context: I stumbled into letterpress and the book arts while working with the National […]
Finn and games
A friend of mine asked if I would print a little broadside: she had in mind an old Finnish adage that she thought would work nicely as a gift to a Finnish relative. Now I […]