1. The new edition of the LpW summit is coming! One More Type, 28.06 - 02.07.17, Milan (IT)
2. The first ink made from air pollution - link
3. Amos Kennedy, from corporate analyst to modern day artisan - interview
4. Make It Now, a new book by Anthony Burrill
Quick links
1. The four-person Grass Valley letterpress printers from Full Circle Press are preserving tactile printed work in the digital age - link. And have some major clients, including Apple, Twitter, the French Laundry and Sacramento's The Kitchen.
2. Help Les Jardins Typographiques (FR) to expand & preserve various printing material - link
3. Support Offizin Darmstadt (DE) in creating a unique space for Lichtdruck/ collotype - link
4. Print Culture in 16th century Europe, 03-07.07.2017 - link
This summer school offers a thorough introduction into the world of the book in the 16th century, by expert speakers explaining how books were printed, published, distributed and read in those fascinating times.
Quick links
1. 'Echo of our fathers' is a project by photographer Chris Boulton (UK) to visually document local artisans who are still attempting to make a commercial living from the skills handed down through time or 'the old ways'. Nomad Letterpress (UK) - link
2. St-Bride Foundation Wayzgoose, 21.05.17
3. Another Russia: Post-Soviet Printmaking in Victoria & Albert museum, until 15.08.2017
4. Letterpress workshop by La Vecchia Stamperia (IT) on 8th of June during Kerning Conference in Faenza (IT)
Trip to Barcelona. Part I. Lauren Press
A few weeks ago, I decided to travel to Barcelona from cold and gray Ghent to enjoy some sunshine and explore the beautiful architecture of the city. And although it was raining the whole week I managed to have a great time and meet befriended letterpress printers/designers Arcangela Regis (Lauren Press) and Jesús Morentin (Bunkertype) who were kind enough to make some time free in their busy schedules and let me into their studios in Barcelona.
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Quick links
1. Thomas Gravemaker/ Letterpress Amsterdam will be giving a workshop at the MIAT (Gent). 13-14.05.2017 - link
2. Leipzig Book Fair will open its doors on 23th of March.
3. On Paper presents its annual printmaking contest to promote the art of printmaking and the connection between printmakers around the world. Deadline April 1st 2017.
4. The story of Nicolas Rigamey from l'Atelier Typo de la Cité (CH) - video (French spoken)
Quick links
1. Lovely film about talented Justin Knopp/ Typoretum
2. This year the Leipzig Typotage one-day conference will be devoted to the subject of ‘Writing and knowledge’. 12-14.05.2017
3. Kaba workshop at the Letterpress Amsterdam, under the expert guidance of Marina Chaccur and Thomas Gravemaker. 18–19.03.2017, from 10:00–17:00
4. Silkscreen workshop at the Affordable Art Fair Brussels by Unspill/ Obed Vleugels(BE).
17-20.02.2017
Touch of Genius, Sam Scarpulla
Lightning Guitar, a graphic novel in 34 linocuts by Sam Scarpulla
Last Sunday I attended an exhibition of the artist Sam Scarpulla (Ghent, BE), who presented his recent work, the 'Lightning Guitar', a graphic novel consisting from 34 large square linocut illustrations.
Mounted in transparent frames and exhibited in a row on the rough brick wall at the Kapow headquarters in Ghent the large black and white prints formed a striking contrast with the venue. I arrived just in time when Sam Scarpulla enthusiastically led the group of visitors explaining the (partially autobiographical) story behind the novel. 'Lightning Guitar' graphic novel is about the career and the road to success of a guitarist with all associated challenges, ambitions, failures, self-destruction and love. Each of these 34 illustrations was carefully cut by Sam out of lino and printed on Albion or Columbian handpress by Erik Desmyter at the Iron Handpress Studio and published by Sous-Sol Editions in Ghent.