I have been waiting 2 years to take this class and finally got in! It is held twice a year at the Museum of Printing History and a family wedding usually fell on the day of the class! But I finally made it! We learned traditional letterpress practice with typesetting, lead letters, proofing and then printing on a Kelsey table top. It was a ton of fun and I learned something invaluable. Letterpress is a true art form and I feel lucky to know how to do it.
Ink up!
Checking the set - Proofing.
The Proof.
The inked letters!
The finished cards are being cut now and then sent to me! I will post them when I get them!
Thanks for stopping by!
-WPG
Looks like so much fun! There is nothing more satisfying the doing something, start to finish, with your hands! Love it.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree! By the end of class my hands were covered with lead residue and I loved it! Felt like I had really been working on something great! Thanks for the post Allison!
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty cool WPG - letterpress is so amazing. It's the feel of the paper and the ink and seeing it all together!
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Karee..
OH!!! I am so jealous! I had a printers tray growing up that I kept my collection of letters and miniatures in! I have to move to a bigger city! And I'm laughing at how much we think alike! I just finished a post for tomorrow that is about my favorite color-green! I like blue too, but I always go back to green! Too funny! And I haven't figured out how to respond to a comment and the actual person at the same time, but I told you why I chose "The Dream" over on my blog.
ReplyDeleteLetter press is amazing! i would love to do a course!
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