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letterpress calendar sneak peek

It's Pyramid Atlantic Letterpress Calendar time again! This year I'm printing September. Here's a sneak peek at my day in the studio working on my 2011 page.

Once I had the idea (Write a Letter Every Day in September) I found the perfect Emily Post passage.

 

 

pyramid atlantic 2010 letterpress calendar

I am so excited about this calendar. Several of the letterpress printers from Pyramid Atlantic got together to print an edition of 99 2010 calendars. The project was so much fun. I learned a lot from my own print work – it was the first time I used photopolymer, the first project I completed in Illustrator, and I think it was also the first time I printed in multiple colors. And it was wonderful meeting some of the other printers during a calendar assembly/pizza party last week. Thanks to Moira for organizing!

Keep an eye on Moira’s blog if you want a calendar. She’ll be selling them for $40 there.

And if you’re in the market for holiday cards or gift tags, I’m finally re-opening my shop tomorrow.

calendar swap is here

make a list of calendar loving people, pair them up, get them to buy a calendar for their partners, and what have you got? design crush’s 2010 calendar swap. yay! i'll be swapping calendars with the lovely lady behind los caballo – 7 iron affair.

friday favorites: the random edition

it's been a good week for us. a new kitten joined our family, i spent some time in the letterpress studio, and the rain finally stopped. here are some of my favorite things right now.

i can’t wait to turn this paper goodness into paper goodies. they will be gift tags soon.

letterpress. i  printed holiday cards and personalized stationery on a sunny day in the studio. it made my week.

my one canoe two calendar. my favorite months are december + june because i love those colors on the grey paper, september because bikes are awesome, and october because vintage chairs are spooky without being creepy.

handmade soap from union street soapworks. picked up at the clarendon farmers market on wednesday. toasted coconut + lavender oatmeal.

my kitty cats starting to get along. maybe.

happy weekend!

the triumphant return of letterpress

oh? you thought this was a letterpress blog? it certainly had been a while since i printed anything. i’ve been volunteering at pyramid often but it’s difficult to share fun photos of me redistributing type or recount tales of cleaning a Vandercook with q-tips and a toothbrush.

yesterday? yesterday was different. i printed for the first time since june. and it was wonderful. several of the letterpress printers at pyramid are collaborating on a calendar to raise money for the studio. i taught myself how to use Illustrator and designed a calendar page for february. it was my first two-color job and all that quiet time in the studio with my design made for a fabulous day. also, did you know that the color combination of red + aqua is known as rockqua? (thanks, haley!)

yay! letterpress is back at grey moggie!