Choi to the World

DANGER stripping ahead

Please enjoy some images of my most recent project in progress.

I don't know what I would do without the aid of this dangerous baby!

 

Can you guess what I am up to? More beautiful photos to come. Cheers!

 

 

 

 

trolling the ornament cases

Briar Press, the letterpress preservation site is a treasure trove of all things letterpress. I just discovered their cuts and caps pages. Like a virtual job case or ornaments drawer there are tons of goodies to recreate some of the old via modern technology. So anachronistic! Yet so vital to the preservation and the spread the love of letterpress. These virtual drawers of ornaments are great for me as I am 35 miles away from my closest source of lead and composing sticks. I can get some work done here at home keeping my fingers clean and pinch-free. Don't get me wrong I love the atmosphere of the center but practicality prevails when you've got a pint-sized pip-squeak who can't really run amongst guillotine cutters and solvents. It is a great way to work in a bit of the elegance, class and whimsy of classic printing into my work.

Late nights with Vandy

So Vandy and I spent two long nights together -- we were intertwingled for hours and we made magic! It was like a dream.

I couldn't be more thrilled about the three color lino cut I did for the annual PABA calendar. I made a resolution of sorts to start and learn making linocuts. I decided that a trial by Vandercook would be the way to go.

Before this:

It was this: