The North Star Studio: March 2011

Thursday, March 17, 2011

an obsession continued

So since I began with the printmaking obsession It has just gotten worse and worse. I searched out and found an entire cabinet full of letterpress type and equipment (no press ) for sale in L.I. and made the hubby drive out there with me and pick it up (this was bout a month ago).

What a find! Now all I need is the press and I'm good to go.

I've been picking these little vintage plates up since the summer, building a nice little collection, I think.

I just set up my first plate in the chase that came with the letterpress set. I don't have the proper tools really and the press I'm using is far from ideal but we'll see how it all works out.

Friday, March 11, 2011

the beginning of an obsession

While in college I did some silkscreen print work and fell in love with the idea of being able to make multiples. I've since been dreaming of going back into a silkscreen studio but can't find the time or one that is close enough to home. So I've been working on different types of printing. I even decided to hand print all of my wedding invites from a linocut I carved and a stamp I ordered. WoW what an undertaking that was but they turned out fine.