We started something new to get some face-to-face discussions going for people interested in either letterpress or Lead Graffiti, specifically.
We call it” Letterpress Live!”
Basically, we post when we are going to be printing. Drop in. Free.
Here is the text for the first episode, which explains the project.
WARNING: LETTERPRESS LIVE IS A LIQUID PROJECT. EXPECT COMPLICATIONS.
MY PROJECT: Print a spread for the Upper Chesapeake Book Arts collaborative book, and the subject is TREES.
“Letterpress Live” is an idea I’ve been contemplating since the COVID-19 pandemic. On our website, at the top of page 1 (it will also appear on our calendar), I’ll post a project I’m working on. If you're interested in getting involved, please feel free to join in. Please email to confirm your attendance, but it’s not necessary. With you or without you, I’m going to be printing this project.
The evening before, I’ll try to correct anything that changes, so it would be a good idea to check our website before coming.
I have an idea to use Beech leaves with the word 'TREES' cut out of them using our laser cutter in four runs of various colors (currently, middle green, light green, orange, and a light color between green and orange).
UPDATE: This idea didn’t work. You can see the results from Day 1 here. Once the laser cutting was done, the leaf was too fragile to roll the ink on it. So, on Day 2, I’m going to try printing over a “mask” of the word “forest.”
Tuesday, September 30 - Friday, October 3. 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. Lunch is likely to be at Amalfi’s from 11:30 to 1:00. Feel free to join us for lunch, but please note that you will need to pay for your own meal. The letterpress experience is free. Bring a friend.
Our working style is loose. SOI (surprising, original, inevitable) with very little planning. NO SKETCHING. Think it out as long as you can before committing, rage against the default, and light the fuse.
The screengrab from “Photos” at the top of this page is where we ended up. We’ll show the book itself after it's bound.