The Beast in action!

Oh! And I've named the beast. Her name is Astrid. A name I've loved for years, but couldn't even consider using on a human just because, well, it has "ass" in it. Yes, I am that childish. (my apologies to anyone out there named Astrid who is offen....wait, who am I kidding, I have one reader and her name is Sarah!) But I figured since there aren't any other presses around to concoct ass-related nicknames, Astrid would be the perfect name for the Beast. It's strong. Bold. Yet capable of such beauty. And it has a nice Nordic ring to it, perfect for a press that has roots in Norway.

OK back on topic. Sesame Street. Letterpress. And can you believe I actually REMEMBER that dog drawing?!?! No really, I do. Vividly. I've had this red scribbly dog thing swirling in my head for YEARS, with no clue where it came from until I found this link. I literally had a mini panic attack because for a second I thought You Tube had found a direct line to my soul.



editors note: (ha! I'm an editor) Unlike the press in the video, my Kluge is missing the feeder, which is fine with me. I can't even get two rollers working at the same time yet, never mind that whole gripping/sucking contraption. So I hand feed, and quite enjoy it, so far.

Could she even pick up a form?!?




{photo courtesy: Stanford University}

  Most of you have heard about the recent passing of Gloria Stuart, the actress who portrayed, um, Old Rose in the movie "Titanic", but did you know she was also a  book artist? Yep, when she wasn't chucking huge diamonds into the ocean she was settin' type and takin' names, until she retired at the age of... 96?!?

And yes, I get all of my important news updates via dlisted and wikipedia. Deal with it.

From the Studio Saturday?

I need a weekly publishing goal. I'm thinking I'd rather set a recurring weekday post though, I like to keep my weekends relatively Internet free. Maybe next week I'll start with iPhone Phridays? A shot from the studio, taken every Friday, with my iPhone?

Font!

I haven't bought a font in a while, nevermind an entire family. I've already blown all my money on cast iron and motor oil, I need to cool it for a bit. Until this thing starts being lucrative I've told myself I need to stick to fonts I already have, freebie fonts, or if I'm desperate I'll just draw it by hand.

But for you, Geotica, I will make an exception.



OK, maybe NOW I'll post more.

Bear with me... I'm trying out this mobile blogging app on my new iPhone in the hopes that I can bypass the whole actually-getting-pictures-off-my-camera-and-onto-my-blog problem I seem to be having lately.

So here's a photo (unedited, taken with my iPhone) of a blind impression done as part of a small demonstration I did for some of Jason's employees (which is HILAROUS given my current insane lack of knowledge on the subject of letterpress). Computer engineers actually get pretty excited about antiquated, completely inefficient machinery. Who knew?

The plate is from my collection of old cuts that I've been using to practice... it appears to be a kid sleeping at his/her desk? Strange, yet fitting for this time of year. Oh, and this is my first print on Lettra, which I am already liking way better than Holyoke, which was much smushier.

Wow that was a lot of thumb-typing!!!!

Excuse me while I wipe the tea off my screen

A few weeks ago Jason commented on the fact that I still had this picture up as my facebook profile (ehm, I guess he hasn't seen my blogger profile lately), and pointed out that the wedding was over 4 months ago, and wasn't it time that I changed it? And I was all 'scuse me, but that is The Most Fabulous Picture I Have Ever Taken, and I'm milking this for as long as I can. In fact I may have it made into a button that I can wear on bad hair days.

So I'm just sitting here today, having my biweekly Killers morning, and what should happen to pop up in my google reader? Why, only The Most Fabulous Picture I Have Ever Taken!!! And where was it? BROOKLYN BRIDE!!

While I was planning the wedding I kinda always secretly dreamed of having our wedding featured on one of the numerous wedding blogs that I stalked for a solid year and a half (like Brooklyn Bride). But now that the wedding is over, I kind of don't give a shit. I mean, why would I want to sit down and organize all these photos, try to come up with a witty story on how we met (online), found our band (it was the only one that island that didn't suck), or saved money (um yeah, we failed miserably at that)? Just so some strangers can oogle at our photos? I have better things to do with my time. Like letterpress. And watch reruns of True Blood. Oh, and spend time with my HUSBAND. Well, it turns out Brooklyn Bride was doing a studio tour of  Clark+Walker, and they just happen to have a big ass canvas print of The Most Fabulous Picture I Have Ever Taken on the wall of their studio. So there I am, front and center on Brooklyn Bride, and I didn't even have to do anything! Oh, it's the little things....

{images from Clark+Walker}

And I'm off!!!

I have two jobs in development already! Not paying ones, but jobs nonetheless. Gotta get my feet wet somehow!

Here's a few quick concepts I'm working up for baby Joe who was born May 15th. His family wanted to celebrate the fact that he is of the male persuasion, as he comes from a long line of female cousins (7th grandchild, first boy!!!)

Of course the gray square is where his cute little face will go! Mom's working on getting a shot of him snuggled up with his two older sisters.

My other job also involves a baby announcement. I think I'm starting to see a trend here... NO THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN.