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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 [...]

A few (really hard) lessons learned.

Posted: Thursday, March 11th, 2010 @ 5:37 am in Letterpress Projects, Ottawa Press Gang | No Comments »

Well, I’ve finished printing my Wayzgoose contribution…and just in time! I just finished the covers for the 50 copies that are destined for the author and printer. They’re nestled, carefully interleaved with scrap paper, waiting for the ink to dry before I fold and compile them into their signatures. Though the submission deadline looms, I’m feeling that some [...]