letterpress
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It’s official.
It’s official. I’ve lost my mind because I’ve crossed the tipping point of the book project or maybe I should use the word “tabbing point!” Here’s the thing; Mulberry paper is strong but soft in terms of it’s rigidity. Not quite the flimsiness of a tissue paper, but not as stiff as the pages of Read more
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Block Print Progress Update: Betty’s Spaghetti and More
Betty’s Spaghetti is a labor of love hand-bound, hand sewn, hand printed collection of family favorite recipes. I think I’m about at the halfway point. So far:Research of materials, processes, and ordering of materials.All covers cut, design etched into cloth and glued to covers. 11 of 12 linoleum prints carved (although I am reconsidering recutting Read more
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Video of the two-stage print process
As the grant funding for this project diminished, I was in a bit of bind on how to print the polymer plates from Boxcar Press. Traditionally, these are printed on a letterpress where the plates (which have an adhesive backing) are mounted on a base and the inking rollers just kiss the surface with enough Read more
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Grant Project – Betty’s Spaghetti
Between 15 and 20 years ago, I had the idea to create a portfolio or book of the linocut block prints that I call “The Recipe Series.” The images are an interpretation of the recipe through it’s ingredients. Up until last year I had 7 blocks cut and while I printed some small editions of Read more
Dawn Rossbach 