At the end of October, I got an inquiry from the executive director for the Wisconsin Council of Churches, asking if I would be interested in taking on a commissioned piece on the theme “It is for these days we…
More & MORE
As probably many people know, the art of letterpress has deep religious roots. Gutenberg is known not only for the invention of letterpress, but for his famous project, a Bible (less well known, he likely also printed indulgences as a…
Time for Change.
I started 2020 with a plan, and a list of local shows to apply to. I applied to a couple. I got in to a couple. I put together a booth. I did one show. I was preparing to do…
Spring Flowers
Since lockdown started and schools closed in mid-March, I’ve printed regularly, but mainly my quarantine journal, along with a few small personal projects. But last week I finally found some time and inspiration and did an iterative design sprint inspired…
Note to Self
Trying not to get too bogged down in everything, and keep the ink moving.
Quarantine Journal
I decided to start keeping a journal about all this on March 14, which was the day before the school closures were announced here in WI. By March 15, I decided to also do a short run letterpress journal, and…
The next thing
This quote from Ursula LeGuin’s book Tehanu has been with me a lot in the last week. Keep doing the next thing everyone.
Space = Time
Let’s buy some time for everyone. Spread out. Keep some distance. Slow the spread.
Gradually, then Suddenly
Suddenly, exponential curves (and the flattening of them) are on everybody’s mind. So it came to mind to make a print with one. Letterpress, being based on grids and right angles and straight lines, does not easily lend itself to…
USE YOUR VOTE
The Closing Act of this year’s Wild Rumpus Winter Circus show featured a shout out to the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, which was ratified in 1920 (and Wisconsin was one of the first states to ratify…