In the home stretch now, with a long run of red ink to impress on the cover and colophon, as well as on the reprinted first and last pages. The use of roller bearers has […]
Category: Letterpress Projects
Wayzgoose Signature (in which I unabashedly document my latest printing mistakes)
Work on my Wazgoose submission has begun in earnest. After re-setting type for the first leaf, I spent a good part of the weekend in a state of perplexed make-ready. As I started to proof, […]
Wayzgoose — Back to the Basics, and Back to the Stick!
I’ve settled on a text for this year’s Grimsby Wayzgoose Anthology; it’s a contemporary and oft-told fable that can stand one more telling, I suppose — this time recounted in true curmudgeonly fashion by yours […]
Oops.
Lately I’ve been prowling the typecases as I plan my next project: a Wayzgoose signature. After some sorting and reorganizing (I finally managed to sort some of the wood type!), I decided to print up […]
A Very Limited Edition
After finishing up the Christmas cards, I printed the title page and cover for a special Christmas gift. It gave me the opportunity to prowl the typecases for a special typeface. I was very happy […]
The Eloquence of Scrooge…Redux
Inspired by the precision and beauty of the work produced by the Ottawa Press Gang, I decided to make another attempt on my season’s greetings. This time, I’m relying on the grumpy eloquence of Ebeneezer […]