I have been MIA for about 4 months now. Why? Well in early December I bought a new toy…a really old, really heavy toy.
My new toy is an antique printing press – a Golding Pearl No 11 built in 1909. My dad and brother ventured through an ice storm to help me move the 750lb [...]

Here are the very first prints I did all on my own. On the second day of my class we worked independently on a press. In the morning I used the 5×8 Kelsey but the boxcar base on it was too small for my plate. So I ended up using one Amber had which was [...]

I loves me some letterpress so I was super excited to finally take a letterpress class this weekend. The class was offered by the Center for Book Arts and called Polymer and the Platen Press. Our amazing instructor was Amber McMillan.
I’ve had a Kelsey press for a couple of years but I’ve never had any [...]