It’s been a long time coming. When that delicate state of inspiration and creativity visits, I have to proceed with care. I need to nurture it while at the same time becoming reacquainted with my […]
Category: Troubleshooting
Printing money — of sorts
One of the vintage gems in my small assortment of blocks is this exquisite bank note engraving. While I know nothing about printing money, I’m assuming that this is the underlay or background for paper […]
On sheep thievery…and Shakespeare.
In January of this year, the Bodleian Library announced a wonderful initiative to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Shakespeare. Sonnets 2016 invited letterpress printers from around the world to participate by printing one […]
Takin’ Care of Business
A proprietor’s card or “prop card” for the Cranky Press has been on my to-do list for many years. It’s a little project that is supposed to identify one’s press as a “private” press […]
How to level a platen… or, When to leave well enough alone.
After a long sojourn, my Craftsmen Monarch press has finally come home. Years ago, when I first acquired the print shop from Otto Graser (a founding father of the Ottawa Press Gang), I was so […]