Brought in another oily waste can to better use the cleaning rags. Used rags in one bin, usable rags in the other. What’s a usable rag? If it still has white parts, it’s still usable, at least for first-pass press cleanup.
Featured Artist: Rachel Ahearn
We’re starting up a new section in the shop, for featured artists! This is a place for artists who print at Reflex to show their prints and sell them to the general public. Please head over to the Shop and take a look at Rachel’s Typewriter prints.
Fun Printing Blocks for Intro to Letterpress
Getting some fun printer’s blocks for upcoming Albertine classes. Got some holiday-themed blocks and some random imagery for funsies. The block images have been reversed to show how they’ll print.
A Short Philosophical Video Essay on Printing
A few years back, Tim O’Donnell of Pixela Pictura interviewed me at the Bow & Arrow Press, talking about printmaking, the reasons to print things, and many other subjects besides. Both of us forgot to do anything with the footage until just recently, but the result is a pretty interesting little philosophical amuse bouche. Please enjoy!
Photopolymer Class This Weekend, Plenty More On Site
The curriculum is filling up; my first Intro Photopolymer class is this weekend, the plate just arrived. Gonna gave fun turning this artwork into prints:
All sorts of stuff available in the shop, come learn letterpress, linoleum carving, or digital platemaking!
Owosso Copper Printing Plate for the Holidays
Got two copper printing plates and some fun paper for my holiday/seasonal cards. I should be getting these done in the next couple weeks, ready for your holiday shopping needs!
New Type Coming In!
This week I found a lot of Century Schoolbook up on eBay for a good price; after discussing things with the seller, I got even more Century Schoolbook for a better price. Here’s the first (very heavy) box of new-to-me type!
Universal Operating Instructions!
Finally up in the store are my Universal Operating Instructions, the perfect way to describe exactly how to work any form of complex machinery!
Calendars for 2019 In Process
Just a couple screenshots of a couple calendars I’m whipping up for 2019. Should be up on the site soon.
Aldus Manutius Type Sample
A couple weeks ago I took my students to the Houghton Library at Harvard to show them samples of letterpress incunables. I saw this example of exquisite letter design by Aldus Manutius from around 1510 and had to share. Those ligatures just slay me.
