#deadfeminists

Enjoying some challenges with our newest @deadfeminists print, juggling metallics. As always, amazing illustration and file prep by @drawntheroad make it possible. Once upon a time I made our photopolymer plates to be pieced together for broadside dimensions, but now @boxcar.press makes it much easier. We’ll have finished prints on hand for Tacoma studio tours this weekend, and online next week. #broadside #letterpress #deadfeminists (at Tacoma, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjlTUYTpFWs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#WomensHistoryMonth DEAD FEMINISTS: Historic Heroines in Living Color by Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring " Twenty-seven feminists. That feels like a lot—and like far too few. But each woman in the inspirational new book Dead Feminists is given a gorgeous letterpress art tribute, devotedly and distinctly designed to fit each of its subjects, which include Eleanor Roosevelt, Rachel Carson, and Gwendolyn Brooks. Using art and the written word to capture the spirit and strength of these women, this intricate and beautiful book honors feminists of the past while tying their causes to today. " - Jocelyn #womenshistory #feminists #deadfeminists #livingcolor #chandleroleary #jessicaspring #letterpress #art #feminism #history #bookrecommendations #whatareyoureadingthismonth (at Bookshop Santa Cruz)

There’s magic in the way @drawntheroad illustrated Ida B. Wells’ words—red and blue passes blending to reveal her message in suffrage purple. It was a joy to print in dark times, as the feedboard flooded with light. Read more about our collaboration and 30th broadside at @deadfeminists. #intersectionalfeminism #suffrage #idabwells #deadfeminists (at Tacoma, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcH2yAhiKt/?igshid=1349lsv09s7hb

Repost @deadfeminists 🌻 We’re joining with printmakers round the world and @printmakingasresistance this week. These are “unofficial” members of the Dead Feminists broadsides series: small letterpress keepsakes done in the style and spirit of the series. We created this pair of sister-prints during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Each mini-broadside was printed from metal type handset by Jessica, and a linocut illustration hand-carved and hand-painted with watercolor by Chandler. Choose from one of two print designs, or purchase both together as a set: • Chief Wilma Mankiller’s quote is accompanied by a pair of Cherokee roses; Mankiller was the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. • Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell’s quote is adorned with two English roses; Blackwell, a British physician, was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. We created this edition in response to the horrifying news that the pandemic has had a devastating and disproportionate effect on the physical and economic health of Indigenous communities—particularly the Dine’ (Navajo) nation in the Southwest. To help contribute to the fight against the coronavirus by and within tribal nations, we are donating half of the proceeds of this print to the National Indian Health Board @nihb1 #printmakersagainstracism #wilmamankiller #elizabethblackwell #deadfeminists #linocut #letterpress https://www.instagram.com/p/CDQWsSjBqdz/?igshid=qjj4xhbuhlho

Opening today while the snow falls in Tacoma, with huge thanks to @ringlinglbac ❤️ WORD PLAY: Daredevils & Dead Feminists from Springtide Press January 13 - February 14, 2020 Willis Smith Construction Inc. Galleries in the Larry R. Thompson Academic Center While the techniques, materials and methods may vary, playfully employing word as image is a consistent theme in work created during the past 20 years at Springtide Press. Pushing the boundaries of traditional typographic composition, proprietor Jessica Spring coined the term “daredevil letterpress” while coaxing wood and metal type to dance in circles, curves and angles in her prints and artist books. The tools she invented for this purpose—called Daredevil Furniture—draw upon historic research and have been put to use by printers around the world. “Word Play” also features the Dead Feminists, a series of collaborative broadsides with illustrator Chandler O’Leary that began in 2008. These reproductions of original hand lettered, letterpress printed broadsides include quotes by historic women that highlight political and social justice issues. This cumulation of words and images—given voice at Springtide Press—plays well together. Admission to this exhibition is FREE and open to the public. PUBLIC EVENTS: Opening Reception, January 24 (Art Walk), 5-8pm Lunchtime Artist Talk + Reception, February 5, Smith Gallery Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm #daredeviltypesetting #letterpress #bookarts #artistbooks #deadfeminists #collaboratory (at Ringling College of Art and Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7RD6-sBt68/?igshid=ne1na0nybxb7

First time going to the UPS Field house Flea market. #makinmusic #tacoma #shopsmall #deadfeminists #smellsliketacoma #youlllovetacoma

An experimental collaboration celebration with @drawntheroad using 10 @deadfeminists action words. These are my 5 borders and 5 words, Chandler's are on press next. #wip #deadfeminists #daredeviltypesetting #collaboration

So excited to meet the amazing letterpress artist Jessica Spring co-creator of Dead Feminists— a project celebrating women and design @cbaa2018 @lindseyclarkryan @mamassauce @flyinghorseeditions @bigdaddytee @benjaminrinehart @hybridpress @in_cahoots_press @tanjasoftic @davidwolske @constellationstudios @catsnappstudio @springtidepress #rollinscollege #rollinsprintmaking #letterpress #letterpresslove #broadsides #deadfeminists #springtidepress (at The University of the Arts)