#typespelunking

Found a four-leaf clover today while cleaning up 72 point Cooper. And a bonus tasty ampersand (pie-worthy @kate__hoff ?) #letterpress #metaltype #ozwaldcooper #typography #typespelunking (at Tacoma, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZpfhz9vLng/?utm_medium=tumblr

@svcletterpress is offering virtual classes and I’m delighted to be included (along with @brunopress and other printers coming soon!) __________ “Long-Distance Letterpress: Daredevil Typesetting” will focus on typesetting and printing techniques that move beyond straight lines and right angles to set type that curves, loops, and bounces. We’ll explore both traditional methods of employing circular and angle quads, as well as tools adapted from the hardware store for manipulating type. We’ll also employ laser-cut Daredevil Furniture and see how the sets can work together on flatbed and platen presses. Several demos will be completed, then snail mailed to participants. I hope you’ll thinking about #lockingitupduringlockdown (@yelladogpress stolen slogan) with us at Springtide Press. I’m excited to show folks around this place, and share some examples I can’t haul around the country for workshops. Chase the shop dog will be here, and did I mention prizes? #letterpress #daredeviltypesetting #typespelunking https://www.instagram.com/p/CAN3hVQB43O/?igshid=twyqcs6chpa8

Right up there with #typetwofers are #necessityisthemother creations unearthed while shop cleaning. This past week @boundbycooksey and I found some delights: a cross (it’s Sunday, after all); two tiny buttons carved into circles; boxes with inner diamonds removed; and the tiniest wood star I’ve ever seen. While the objects are intriguing, the stories they hold—and told—interest me even more. #letterpress #typespelunking #jesusismyprintersdevil https://www.instagram.com/p/CATqRAuBkxd/?igshid=t95byjpcl2dx