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Apologies & Recent Projects
Dear Readers, I offer my sincere apologies for not posting for so long! A new job, and lots of projects are to blame. But I have vowed to be much better about posting and showing off all the fun things … Continue reading
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Tagged apology, blocks, blog, cards, cat, Chandler & Price, Design Week Portland, em-space, Greeting Cards, kitty, letterpress, Letterpress Printers Fair, milling machine, Oregon Rail Heritage Center, post, Steam Powered Design Challenge, The Grand Trunk Herald, Thomas Edison, thursday, type tray, woodblock prints
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My C&P Turns 100 this year!
I finally got around to photographing the serial number on my press so that I could look up when it was made. Low and behold, I found that this year is the centennial of my press’s birth! The serial number … Continue reading
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Tagged 12x18, 1913, centennial, Chandler & Price, letterpress, serial number
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New Item: Thank You Card!
I have been so busy trying to make enough inventory for my upcoming shows that I have been extremely lax in adding those items to my Etsy Store. Well, I am happy to say I have finally gotten my latest … Continue reading
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Tagged art deco, art nouveau, egyptian influence, Etsy, greeting card, letterpress, thank you card, yellow and green
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About Page Live on Etsy
Months after Etsy released the option to add an About page to shops, I have finally gotten mine done! I know, I know. It shouldn’t have taken me so long. But I’ll use the excuse that I just had so … Continue reading
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Tagged About Page, Alexia Rostow, Artist's Statement, Etsy, letterpress, porcuprints, printmaking
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Elk Notes
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged elk, Etsy, letterpress, notepad, notes, teal blue, wedding gift, wedding invitations
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Baby Got Letterpress!
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Got Back, Baby Got Letterpress, broadside, cranes lettra, letterpress, metal type, parody, poster, wood type
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My First Foray into Custom Business Cards
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged business cards, custom, custom letterpress business cards, Jina, letterpress, owl, printing press, printing problems
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Girls on Presses
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 … Continue reading
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Tagged C & P, Chandler & Price, letterpress, motor, printing, pulley, woman
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Capricorns Unite!
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:
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Tagged Capricorn, Etsy, letterpress, treasury, zodiac
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Kelsey Restoration Update: Roller Hooks
Recently Doug and I finished making new roller hooks for the Kelsey press. The old hooks were both bent out of shape, and visibly worn down inside the hook area. Yet again I find that I forgot to take making-of … Continue reading
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Tagged Kelsey, Kelsey Excelsior, letterpress, printing, printing press, restoration, roller hooks, threading die, wire bender
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