There is always so much going on in the Studio and so little time to post!

In class this week, Pam worked on her new accordion book, printing layers of “X” designs in green, gray and violet; Jenna finished letterpress printing the last page of her funky but oh so elegant “Hello” book (a humorous homage to Lionel Ritchie) and Rich completed a few new books of layered wood type …

Today I began swiping out the long-s pieces of Caslon type and quaints from the 1777 historical facsimile originally printed by Mary Katharine Goddard.

The new edition now states that “all People are created equal” instead of “all Men” – it is time to set the record straight!  I completed the first column, changing the ligatures and quaints with the long-s (that looks like an ‘f’).   I will need more …

Last night we headed to Governor’s Island for an unusual exhibition of artisans and fashion designers (http://www.govisland.com/visit_the_island/default.asp).  Gavin Dovey of Paper Dragon Books (www.paperdragonbooks.blogspot.com) created an amazing leather binding.  The details and craftsmanship are awesome!  The talented leather bookbinder was inspired by the “Wrenching Times” edition from Gregynog Press.  Gavin created a new cover and endsheets.  He used Civil War photos from the archives of the Library of Congress, and …

Today I took a break to play with some vintage wood type on press.  These edgy prints are not your run of the mill type specimen posters – check out these type vibrations!…