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BOOK
ARTS & LETTERPRESS PRINTING
at STUDIO
ON THE SQUARE
AN INTIMATE
SETTING FOR LEARNING
WORKSHOPS
ON UNION SQUARE, NYC
Learn
the ART
of the BOOK
See your own POETRY
in metal type
Print Elegant LETTERPRESS
Combine Images
and Text
Create a BROADSIDE Poster
Edition
Work
on an ETCHING
PRESS
Make
your IDEAS
a
REALTY. . .
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. . our little mascot is allergy-free!
Studio on the Square
New
York, New York
Studio on the Square
is committed to helping artists develop their work in book
form. We continue the tradition of teaching elegant letterpress
printing, as it has been handed down for over 500 years.
Our intimate class sizes (most limited to 4 students) allow
for individual attention much like an apprenticeship in
Gutenberg's shop. With an emphasis on the Art of the Book,
we encourage students to free up their thinking & experiment
through their art. The Studio prides itself on cultivating
creativity within a unique environment where all engage
in the rewarding processes of combining text and imagery
(whether you want to create stationery or art prints). Our
teachers are friendly professionals, who have been practicing
their Art for years. They are at home in the studio, generous
with their knowledge, and eager to share. Open dialogue,
& process along with product, distinguishes Studio on the
Square workshops (as does our refreshing snack time!). Try
our classes in letterpress printing, intaglio, & bookbinding.
We welcome Artists & students with all levels of interest
and experience.
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Get
in touch with your Imagination & Creativity!
WINTER 2010
Class Schedule
January/February/March
Additional Winter Classes to be
Posted Soon!
Give
Yourself or Someone You Love
the GIFT of ART
Letterpress Classes or Private Instruction!
Inquire about a Customized Tutorial
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See this unique, historic re-creation
of
Mary Katharine Goddard's
Declaration
of Independence
(January 1777)
Hand set in Caslon and printed on custom
handmade paper in a limited edition of 100. See additional
information and images
on our blog at www.IntimaPress.com
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Order
your gifts
of letterpress printed note cards & broadsides:
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Ask about
Custom Letterpress Wedding Invitations & Announcements
(since 1996)!
www.LetterpressDesigns.com
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| INTRODUCTION
TO LETTERPRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Beginning Letterpress)
Friday, February 5, 6:30-9:30PM
Sunday, February 21, 10AM-1PM
(check this website for monthly class additions)
$75 plus $10 materials fee
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here for more images]
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Description:
Get a taste of the elegant printing of the 15th century.
Experience the fun & fundamentals of letterpress: the
California job case, hand typesetting with movable metal
foundry type, the origins of spacing & leading, composition,
lock-up, inking & impression on our Vandercook Uni III.
A great introduction to printing beautiful impressions.
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| THE
ART OF THE BOOK:
UNDERSTANDING
& PLANNING YOUR EDITION
with
Mindy Belloff (Book Arts Level I)
Friday, 11:00AM-5:00PM
January
15
$135
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Description:
Combine text & images to effectively
communicate ideas, emotions and stories in the form
of an artist's book. Through examples & problem solving
sessions, brain storm your ideas as you create a book
macquette. Many examples of artist's books will be discussed
& digital processes covered. You will learn 4 different
bookbinding structures and emerge with a solid understanding
of processes involved in producing an editioned book.
(Follow-up recommended: The Artist's
Book:
A Personal Journey.)
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BOX IN A DAY
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Bookbinding All Levels)
One
day session: 10:00AM-4:00PM
Saturday,
January 16
$125 plus $20 materials fee
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Description:
Construct a box with a separate lid, covered with decorative
paper, sized 4" x 6" (or similar) for photos, books,
jewelry, or personal objects. Learn the proper way to
measure and cut. Then customize your piece, as you play
with new, fanciful additions to our enclosure.
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A
BOOK IN A DAY:
PRINTING WITHOUT A PRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Beginning Book Arts)
One day session: 10:00AM-4:00PM
Sunday, January 17
$125 plus materials fee $20
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Description:
Print a small book edition in one day, combining
text & image with hand printing & waterbased inks. Even
if you have never made an image before, you will gain
confidence and amaze yourself and your friends when
you show off your very own book! Create and design your
image, transfer the image, plan the printing sequence,
carve a soft block, and print it by hand with a brayer
and waterbased inks. Each letter of text will be set
in rubber fonts. Collage elements will be encouraged.
Soon you'll have no more blank books collecting dust
on the shelf. All aspects of this green printshop can
be re-created at home.
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WEDDING
INVITES
Do it Yourself in Letterpress!
with
Mindy
Belloff
(All Levels Letterpress)
4 eves Monday 6-9:30PM
January
18, 25, Feb 1, 8
$360 plus $20 studio fee
(+ poss. outside
paper/envelope costs)
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Description:
With close guidance, you will make your own wedding
invitations as you learn to design your cards, hand
set your text using “real” fonts from our
metal foundry type collection, and print them with perfection,
one at a time on our awesome Vandercook press. You will
create a one or two-color main invitation + reply card
for your special day and print them in elegant letterpress.
Choose our paper which takes letterpress beautifully,
or supply your own. This is perfect for a quantity of
50-125. If you are planning on a larger edition, you
may rent additional time outside of class (please inquire).
If time allows, you may run your envelopes too!
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BOOK
RESTORATION
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Bookbinding & Repair - All Levels)
Saturday 10AM-4PM
January 23
$135 plus
$10 materials fee
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Description:
Concentrating on traditional restoration techniques,
learn paper repairs using Japanese tissue, spine and
hinge repairs, re-sewing loose sections, and cloth re-backing.
Pull all those broken books from your shelves and get
them looking like new in a few days of fun & intense
work. Familiarize yourself with the structure of the
book while learning bookbinding & restoration, proper
use of tools, materials and adhesives. Please bring
several damaged cloth bound volumes to class. All the
books will have different structural loss which we will
explore as a class, learning from these various mends
together.
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LETTERPRESS
WORKSHOP
with Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress - All Levels)
Sunday 10:00AM-4:00PM
January 24
$125 plus $20 materials fee
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here for more images]
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Description:
In this one-day intensive you will have a block of time
to experiment with metal and wood type. Create beautiful
note cards, print a quotation, & work on a group
broadside. Increase your knowledge of operating a Vandercook
proof press, learning composition, inking and impression.
A great way to begin your letterpress journey and sign
up for additional independent class sessions.
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FROM
COMPUTER TO PRINT:
POLYMER WORKSHOP
with Mindy Belloff
(Letterpress Printing All Levels)*
Friday January 29 6:30-8:30PM
Sat & Sun February
13 & 14 10AM-4PM
$275 (+ outside plate costs approx. $40)
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Description:
Polymer plates allow flexibility in printing image and
text. Combine digital design with classic letterpress
printing. Learn how to set up your computer files, consider
typography and composition, and utilize the correct
specs for plates. You will gain an understanding of
paper properties and color printing, as you complete
a couple of small independent projects to get you started:
note cards, poetry broadside, business cards or letterhead.
(Basic computer knowledge required of Word, Adobe PhotoShop,
Illustrator, InDesign, or Quark.)
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| CLAMSHELL
BOX
with
Mindy Belloff
(Bookbinding All Levels)
Saturday
& Sunday 10:00AM-4:00PM
Weekend Intensive
January
30 & 31
$235 plus materials fee $30
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Description:
In this weekend intensive you will learn to measure,
cut, and glue with precision, as you construct a sturdy
2-tray clamshell box. This beautiful structure is an
art object in itself. You may use it to house a rare
book, artist book, album, or portfolio of prints. Trays
will be lined with Japanese papers and the box will
be covered in silk bookcloth. The size will be approximately
6" x 8".
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THE
ARTIST'S BOOK: A PERSONAL JOURNEY
with Mindy Belloff (Book Arts Level II)*
Tuesday eves. in January 6-9PM
Wednesday eves beginning February
*
Dates Ongoing *
(4 or 6-session
class)
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Description:
Turn your conceptual ideas into an incredible object,
& expand your knowledge of designing & printing as you
gain the skills to formulate your unique or editioned
book. Work independently as you are guided to develop
your vision & choose the best techniques for your project:
letterpress, wood or linoleum relief, intaglio, drypoint,
typesetting, digital processes and/or polymer plate
printing. Create an intimate artwork, explore narrative
sequencing, & release your inner voice. (Pre-requisite:
Introduction to Artist's
Books:
Understanding & Planning Your Edition or permission
from Instructor.) |
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POLYMER
PLATE PRINTING
Stationery, Greeting
Cards, Art Prints, & More!
with Mindy Belloff
(Letterpress Printing All Levels)*
4 Tuesday
eves,
6:30PM-9PM
February 2, 16, 23, Feb. 2
$230 (+ outside plate costs approx. $40)
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Description:
Polymer plates allow flexibility in printing image and
text. Combine digital design with classic letterpress
printing. Learn how to set up your computer files, consider
typography and composition, and set up specs for plates.
You will gain an understanding of multiple color printing.
Complete a number of independent projects - many beginning
students have printed their holiday cards, so come see
what all the fuss is about! (Basic computer knowledge
required of Word, Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign,
or Quark.)
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ADVENTURES
IN LETTERPRESS
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Beginning Letterpress)
4 Thursday eves, 6-9PM
February 4, 11, 18, 25
$225 plus 20 materials fee
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Description:
Discover the elegance of working with
movable metal and wood type. Extend your current art
making practice, integrating conceptual ideas and narrative
elements into a broadside edition poster, card, or print
series. Experiment with hand painting & combining
digital, photographic and painterly images utilizing
multiple colors and overlays + add lyrical writing and
poetry, as you develop your individual projects. Learn
composition, inking, impression, make ready and press
adjustment on the Vandercook. Come get your hands dirty,
and make beautiful, multiple impressions!
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LETTERPRESS
INTENSIVE WEEKEND
with Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress - All Levels)
Saturday & Sunday, 10:00-4:00PM
February
6 & 7
$225 plus $20 materials fee
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Description:
In this weekend intensive you will explore basic to
advanced hand typesetting. Whether you are a beginner
discovering the elegance of working with movable metal
and wood type, or more advanced, extending your current
art making practice, you will have a block of time to
experiment and create beautiful cards, prints, &
broadsides. You will also increase your knowledge of
operating a Vandercook proof press.
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| CLASSIC
BOOKBINDING
with
Mindy Belloff
(Bookbinding All Levels)
Friday
6-9PM, Saturday 10:00AM-4:00PM
February 19 & 20
$165 plus $30 materials fee
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Description:
Learn
to sew a blank book of multiple signatures in this
classic, versatile codex binding. This is a great
workshop for the beginner or more advanced binder.
Working with archival papers (watercolor
paper is optional),
learn proper scoring and folding, the use of templates,
and sewing techniques. Then case in your pages with
archival boards and adhesives, creating a lovely silk
wrapped hardcover book. A great structure for journal
writings, drawings & collage.
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| IMAGE
PRINTING: LINOCUT
EDITION
with
Mindy Belloff
(Prints/Letterpress All Levels)
One
day session: 10:00AM-4:00PM
Sunday, February 28
$125 plus $20 materials fee
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Description:
Create an image and print am edition in one day! Using
a linoleum relief block, design & transfer your image,
learn secrets for carving your block, & print 1 or
2-color impressions in perfect registration. An introduction
to relief printing and cutting a block + intro to
printing on the Vandercook includes adjustment and
trouble shooting on the press. You will print a series
in the stidio and be shown the "green" way
to create additional prints at home.
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| MINIATURE
ARTIST'S BOOK EDITION
TEXT & IMAGES
with Mindy Belloff
(Book Arts/Letterpress All Levels)
Weekend
Intensive:
Friday 6-8PM, Saturday & Sunday 10AM-4PM
March
TBA
$285 plus $20 materials fee
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Description:
In the tradition of the hand printed, illustrated
book a la Gutenberg, print a series of relief blocks
with 3 images and 3 pages of text. Learn all phases
of creating & printing an image: designing, planning,
& transferring the image; cutting the blocks; mixing
colored inks; and operating a press. You will set
your text in metal foundry type and print it on the
letterpress. In this intensive, you will make beautiful
impressions in 2-colors, completing an edition of
10 printed books in one weekend!
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WOOD & METAL TYPE
POSTERS
with
Mindy Belloff
(Letterpress
AII Levels)
3
Friday evenings: 6:00-9:00PM
January 8, 15, 22
$165
plus 20 materials fee
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Description:
Create
classic looking broadsides with our wood & metal
foundry type in
the tradition of musical posters, poetry and art prints.
You
will learn how to print on our Vandercook press and
will play with various
hand printing techniques on and off press, creating
colorful, painterly prints. Experiment with handmade
papers, collage, and overprinting on existing images.
Each student will create a series of prints or small
edition broadside. A class print exchange is encouraged
for a unique portfolio of prints.
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LETTERPRESS
INTENSIVE WEEKDAY
with
Mindy
Belloff
(Letterpress - All Levels)
3 days, Monday-Wednesday, 10:00-4:00PM
December 21, 22, 23
$310 plus $20 materials fee
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Description:
Delve into the world of letterpress in this 4-day
intensive. Whether you are just beginning or have
some printing experience, you will discover an appreciation
for working with moveable metal and wood type. We
will begin by printing personal note cards on press
and experiment with hand printing multiple colors.
You will pursue individual projects, which may include
a poetry broadside, wood edition poster, greeting
card or print series. Experiment with combining digital
images + add lyrical writing. Learn composition, inking,
impression, make ready and press adjustment on our
Vandercook press, as you create beautiful, multiple
impressions!
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| BOOKBINDING
BASICS
with
Joseph A. Osina
(Beg., Adv Beg, Intermed)
Saturday
& Sunday:
9:30AM-3:30PM
January 9 & 10
$235 plus materials fee $40
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Description:
Gain all the basic skills of binding in this fun weekend.
You will complete 3 finished books to use as journals
or drawing books including an accordion fold structure
with hard covers, an Asian binding, and an album with
multiple sewn signatures inside silk covered boards.
Learn proper adhesive applications, use of archival
materials, professional techniques of folding, cutting,
sewing and tool usage.
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Read
what our students have to say about our Workshops:
"What
a resource! I am in awe of the specialized knowledge
you have been able to amass, and the individual
care you are able to give all your students." -
Jim E.
"Thanks sooooo much for such a fabulous
workshop.
It was really great to meet you and all the other wonderful
people in class.
You are truly inspiring !!!!" - Cherie Z.
Click here for more Student Comments
Register
Now for these Unique Book Arts Classes. . .
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INSTRUCTOR
BIOs
Artist
Mindy Belloff, mixed media installation and book
artist, has also taught at the: School of Visual Arts,
New School University, Metropolitan Museum; Center for
Book Arts, Pyramid Atlantic, & WSW. Permanent collections
include the Victoria & Albert Museum and NMWA; MacDowell
Fellow; NEA Book Grant recipient. www.IntimaPress.com
Artist
Steven Daiber,
book artist (Red Trillium Press), & student of nature;
teaches at Hampshire College & printmaking in Cuba;
public & private collections.
www.bookarts.com/gallery/daiber.htm
Artist
Joseph
A. Osina, printmaker,
book artist; book & paper conservator at NYPL; founding
member of Manhattan Graphics Center; teaches monoptype
& binding; exhibited internationally; collections include
the Metropolitan Museum & Library of Congress.
Artist
Sage
Reynolds,
bookbinder and designer, begn making paste papers 30
years ago and
enjoys revealing his secret paste recipes for successful
painterly papers. www.sagereynolds.com
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Artist Maddy
Rosenberg,
painter, printmaker, book artist; art work exhibited throughout
the U.S. and Europe; public collections include MoMA,
Tate & Fogg Museum. www.maddyrosenberg.com
Artist
Leonard
Seastone, book
artist (Tideline Press); teaches book
arts and typography at Purchase College; public collections
include the New York Public Library and Columbia University.
Artist Gaylord
Schanilec, former
artist in residence at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts;
special collections include the Getty Museum, the British
National Art Library, and NYPL. www.midnightpapersales.com
Artist
Suzanne
Vilmain, from Santa Fe, utilizes layering techniques
in her book arts and series of ephemeral memoirs; she
teaches printmaking, binding, letterpress, and marbling
workshops and is interested in collaborations, surrealist
techniques of exquisite corpse and deconstructing the
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Thank
you for making the Studio so successful.
We look forward to continuing to nurture your creativity
in 2010!
Please check this website for additions
to class
sections in
the Art of the Book & Letterpress Printing.
Fall,
Winter, Spring, & Summer Semesters
Studio on
the Square - 32 Union Square East, Studio 310
New York, NY 10003 - 917-412-4134
join our mailing list - e-mail: intimapress@yahoo.com
www.IntimaPress.com
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REGISTRATION: You may register
by mail, or reserve a place by e-mail or phone. Register
early, as space is limited. Full payment reserves your place
in class and is due in full before the start of a workshop.
Please provide your name and contact information via e-mail
and/or mail with check payable to: Intima Press, LLC. Mail
to: 32 Union Square East, Suite 310, New York, NY 10003.
Or, PayPal payment to intimapress@yahoo.com. E-mail questions
to intimapress@yahoo.com, or call to inquire at 917-412-4134.
We're happy to recommend the right workshop for you!
Please
click below on PDF File
for Registration Form & class listing.
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION:
Please ask about one-on-one instruction in letterpress printing
and the art of the book.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Tuition is non-refundable for cancellations less than 7
days before class. We will do everything we can to schedule
you into another session, if possible, within the semester.
Cancellations more than 7 days before start of class, tuition
is refundable minus $40 processing fee. If class is cancelled
due to unforeseen circumstances, you will be advised and
fully refunded.
SUPPLIES: The cost of
ink, solvent, rags, and proof paper are included in materials
fee. Students are expected to supply their own basic hand
tools, or may purchase a bone folder or linocut tool from
the Studio. *Additional plate and paper costs may be incurred,
depending upon your individual projects.
EQUIPMENT: Studio equpiment
includes a Vancercook Universal III automatic motorized
letterpress with adjustable press bed - max. sheet size
18x24 for printing linocut, woodcut, engraving plates, photopolymer
plates, wood & metal type; antique foot-pedal press (turn-of-the-century,
clamshell style from 1888) 9x12 chase; Golding Official
clamshell press, 5x7 chase; Ettan Etching Press; Book press;
Precision, electric modern Guillotine; Great selection of
foundry type, monotype, wood type, ornaments; Library of
artist's books, book exhibition catalogues, chapbooks, and
books on typography.
STUDIO RENTAL: Studio
& press rental available to students in good standing at
the discretion of the Studio.
STUDIO POLICIES: All
policies of the Studio are subject to the sole discretion
of Intima Press LLC, Studio on the Square, its managers,
and members.
LOCATION: The Studio
is located at 24-32 Union Square East, on Park Avenue South,
between 15th & 16th Street, on the 3rd Floor, Studio
#310. Trains:
4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R, W to 14th Street, Union Square. Buses:
M 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, 101, 102, 103.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Planning to
spend the weekend in the City? Ask us about our recommendation
for accommodations just around the corner from the Studio!
CALL:
Please call the
Studio 917-412-4134 to inquire about the best classes for
your interests. (Please
note: there are no Studio hours open to the public - By
Appointment Only.)
Studio
on the Square
32 Union Square East, Studio 310
New York, NY 10003 * 917-412-4134
(by appointment only)
www.StudioOnTheSq.com
www.IntimaPress.com
e-mail:
IntimaPress@yahoo.com
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here for Street Map
Download
PDF File
Vandercook
Universal III A/B Letterpress
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Click
on the links &
Check out our Artists!
Jenna
Adams: The B Press, Brooklyn NY
Mindy
Belloff:
Intima Press, NY, NY
Lisa Cirando: Luna Press,
Brooklyn, NY
Pamela
Markham: Two
Dog Press, NY, NY
Nicole Matthiesen,
NY, NY
Dan
Smith: Strike
Three Press, Brooklyn NY
Rich
Turnbul: Furious
Day Press, NY, NY
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Ask About:
Letterpress
Printed
Notecards, Stationery,
Business Cards,
Limited Editon Books
Poetry Broadsides
Custom Clamshell Boxes
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Threats
to France's Imprimerie Nationale: This historic collection
is a priceless testimony of the history of the written form,
from the 16th century to the present. Express your concern
over the threatened closing of the Imprimerie by signing this
online petition (click Anglais):
http://www.garamonpatrimoine.org/petition.html
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