In my last post I mentioned that I had a new notepad design coming up. Well, here it is! The image on the cover is from an antique letterpress block I purchased on Ebay. The block is a zinc plate mounted on wood. Originally, I wanted the block for my cousin (in-law) and his fiancée’s wedding invitations (which I plan
Read more…
Hello all! I want to share with you another one of my letterpress adventures I have had over the last few weeks. I found a box of scrap cover stock left over from someone’s die-cutting project. These pieces were a rather odd size and shape, so I wasn’t sure what to do with them, but I didn’t want them to
Read more…
I have been embarking on a lot of “firsts” recently, and last week was no exception. I assembled and printed my first two color letterpress broadside. It all began with a silly parody poem, and ended up being a fabulously fun printing project. A parody of the infamous ‘Baby Got Back’ verse by Sir Mix-a-Lot, the text reads, “I like
Read more…
Happy Pi Day Everyone! It’s March 14th (i.e. 3/14) and I have just the thing for your geeky loved ones. A Pi letterpress notepad, perfect for writing down those pie recipes, mathematical equations, or anything else you might need to make a note of. Dimensions: 3.5″ w x 5.25″ h 20 sheets Price: $7.00 You too can get one of
Read more…
This February has been full of firsts, not the least of which was my first set of custom letterpress business cards. I made them for my sweet and wonderful friend Jina. This simple project turned out to be much more than I bargained for. After setting the type and owl design, and getting it just right in the chase, the
Read more…
I finally took some pictures of the alterations that Doug and I made to the C&P. These changes were needed in order to slow the press down and make it a bit safer. First, we replaced the large pulley on the motor with a much smaller one. This resulted in slowing the press down slightly. It isn’t a drastic change,
Read more…
This past weekend Doug finished making me a couple of aluminum bases for deep relief photopolymer plates! He milled down the aluminum to .853″ (+/- .0005″!). I never realized how difficult it would be to get such an exact tolerance on something. Thank goodness he knows what he is doing! Then he sent the milled aluminum out to be anodized.
Read more…
I spent today pulling apart the motor on my C&P. Well, Doug was the brains of the operation, but I added some much needed muscle. I want to slow the press down, so I need a new pulley for the motor. Now everything is torn apart and I just have to wait for the mail-order parts to arrive. Bah. While we
Read more…
Abut a week ago I purchased an amazing press! The press is a Chandler & Price 12×18 New Series. This style of press was was manufactured between 1911 and 1964. According to the C&P Press catalog, “In many a [print] shop, this press is the one that is always busy.” It can handle any job up to about 11″x14″ without
Read more…
This weekend my Capricorn letterpress card was included in a delightful little treasury! It is definitely worth checking out the other artistic interpretations of the sign: