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A few (really hard) lessons learned.

Posted: Thursday, March 11th, 2010 @ 6:59 pm in Letterpress projects | No Comments »

Well, I’ve finished printing my Wayzgoose contribution…and just in time! I just finished the covers for the 50 copies that are destined for the author and printer. They’re nestled, carefully interleaved with scrap paper, waiting for the ink to dry before I fold and compile them into their signatures.
Though the submission deadline looms, I’m feeling that […]

Cranking, madly cranking!

Posted: Monday, March 8th, 2010 @ 7:43 pm in Letterpress projects | 2 Comments »

The submission date for the Grimsby Wayzgoose signature is looming – and it seems with each passing day, I’m cranking more desperately. An intensive session on the press this weekend has yielded some good results, and a few hard lessons (more on that later!). For now though, I can report that I’m nearly finished, with only the […]

Wayzgoose project finally on the press!

Posted: Friday, February 5th, 2010 @ 8:22 pm in Letterpress projects | No Comments »

After far too much time procrastinating, I’ve finally got myself organised to print a little pamphlet for the upcoming Grimsby Wayzgoose (3rd Saturday in April). It’s a lovely little tale entitled Entre Deux Saisons by Richard St-Laurent. It’s written in French, which makes the proofreading and corrections a little more challenging, since the diacritics are inverted!
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