At the beginning of the year the MIAT museum announces the upcoming workshops which are traditionally held in the printing department of the MIAT museum. Time to make a new bookmark!
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ΠAdventures
Have you ever wondered what to do with Œ, Æ ligatures, covered in dust in your type cabinet drawers? Rachel Marsh from Semple Press came up with a wonderful idea of “Œ Adventures” book.
Read Morehelp.book.art.pl Book Art Museum is a nonprofit organization maintained exclusively with private funds of its founders. Its 20 year activity enjoys recognition in Poland and abroad. BAM achievements were made possible also thanks to the place in which it is located - a historic villa of Henryk Grohman.
The Book Art Museum (Łódź, Poland)
The Book Art Museum (Łódź, Poland), located in Henryk Grohman’s historic villa, was recently awarded the American printing history association’s Institutional Award for 2015 for its outstanding contribution to the study, recording, preservation and dissemination of printing history in Poland over the last 35 years.
Check out The Book Art Museum’s new video describing their origins and activities.
Boogie Doodle. Norman McLaren.
Got fascinated by this rhythmic experimental work made by Canadian animator and film director Norman McLaren in 1941 (!). The film was made without a camera, Norman McLaren drew directly onto 35 mm movie stock with ordinary pen and ink.
I have the impression that the paintings of Juan Miró suddenly came to life;)
At a time when "new media" is all the rage, Salt Lake City artist David Wolske uses a centuries-old printing technique that has disappeared from its once-ubiquitous place in the commercial world but which lives on in small studios like Wolske's and at book art centers, like the University of Utah's Red Butte Press. The former graphic designer turned to letterpress because he yearned for a more tactile experience in making art. He collects antique wood type, singly or in full collections, and by rotating, masking and layering them, creates dynamic abstract work he calls "isotype prints." His efforts garnered him a Utah Division of Arts & Museums visual arts fellowship in 2014. He'll be part of an exhibit honoring recent fellows at Rio Gallery this month, and in March will exhibit at the Salt Lake City Main Library. In this video profile, Wolske lets us into his studio to talk about the development of his work and shows us how he develops his unique prints.
David Wolske: The letter and the press
I’m sure many of you are familiar with a letterpress artist David Wolske. In this video profile, Wolske lets us into his studio to talk about the development of his work and shows us how he develops his unique prints.
Werkman 2015
The work of designer and printmaker H.N.Werkman (1882-1945) is best known for his innovative printing techniques and experimental typography. Therefore seventy years after his death the city of Groningen organizes various exhibitions (10.04-01.11.2015) and presents a new publication about the artist - “Het boek H.N. Werkman. Leven en Werk” (in Dutch).
Read the full program here & Werkmanproject Vrijheid van Geest door Grafiekplatform VOG.
(thanks to Falstaff & Fakir Private Press for the info)
Letterpress Christmas cards exchange 2014
Happy to be part of the Christmas Cards exchange project. Nearly 50 contributors from Europe, US and Mexico took part in this project. Every card was different and unique of its kind. Thanks everyone!
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