hand set type, silver on black paper, printed at SFCB
Thou is touring a bunch these moths. Which means Andy is out of town and I will probably eat more burritos. I might even catch up on posting Keep Writing photos to the Tumblr website. Maybe. The best part is that Thou is coming here with Cloud Rat. Which means I get to see them all play and I got to make this poster for some of the shows here. You have to go the website to see the whole list. And you can get a peek in Bryan's brain as there are days marked for writing and practicing and a to do list that looks little too familiar. Anyway, these posters were printed at the San Francisco Center for the Book, using their beautiful collection of handset type and photo plates. I printed while Andy learned about locking in the type, furniture, distributing type and got snacks for us. I will have these for sale at the shows for $5 and on etsy if there are any left after that.
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| 5.75 x 8 letterpress on somerset paper, image by cecilia hedin |
I was lucky to work with designer Cecilia Hedin again to print another hybrid animal postcard. She sends me a drawing done in film--coated black plastic that she essentially scratches at. I turn it into a plate and print it with the type she chooses. The Goldfant is her 3rd such creation. Her line work is amazing and the fluorescent makes it so fun!
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keep writing numbers 59 and 61!
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Jeremy Sedita of Sea Monster Workshop was kind enough to let me use two of his drawing for two months of postcards while I was working too much at non-print endeavors. The first one came out quite nice but the second one had some issues with poor resolution and added text. It was a fine enough postcard but not exactly Jeremy's work. He's a sweetie and a great artist so don't let the poor linework fool you. The sloppy/loose/handmade look is all me.
There's more but I will save it for another day soon. Rain finally came to California, which means the plants are all reaching for the endless sun and I light have to go take a little ride around the block to check it out! More soon! |
