Perhaps one of the lesser-known (and least-enjoyed) tasks of letterpress printing is distributing type, or “dissing.” It is the final task of printing a text: it is the act of breaking up the text […]
Category: Letterpress Projects
Takin’ Care of Business
A proprietor’s card or “prop card” for the Cranky Press has been on my to-do list for many years. It’s a little project that is supposed to identify one’s press as a “private” press […]
Stable — or Unstable?
A broadside printed just for fun and friends who love horses. I have it on reliable authority though that we horse lovers can occasionally be unstable in our devotion. I’m not inclined to reprint, […]
Folding, sewing and contemplating Les — and my press
Work on the eulogy is nearly complete, leaving me feeling both relieved and sad. With each paragraph I typeset, I recalled a hundred memories of my dear, crazy, funny & cantankerous father-in-law. The printing […]
Printing the bittersweet
The morning’s torrential rains drove me out of the garden and into the print room to continue with the eulogy I’m working on for my father-in-law. While I’m pleased that the words finally fell […]
Printing Once More: an End and a Beginning
Finally, after far too long an interval, I’m beginning a new project on my press. It’s been over two years since I’ve had time (or peace of mind!) to focus on printing — and it seems […]