Our smallest printing press is a Kelsey Excelsior 5×8 Model U tabletop press. When we got it it was suffering from fire and water damage. Most of the paint was worn off, there was rust all over, and the rubber…
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…and Calligraphy too!
A few weeks ago Lily’s kindergarten class held a muffin sale, but she was home sick the day they were supposed to make the sign for their muffins. So I pulled out a fountain pen and a sheet of hand-made…
A Sampler of our Marbling
Someone asked me about our marbling on handmade paper so rather than try to describe patterns and colours in an e-mail or by phone I though I should just take a photo of all the marbling we have on handmade…
Monotype Pump Enhancements
My Monotype Composition Caster is a British-made one, with a serial number indicating fairly late manufacture (1960’s) so it should in theory be fitted will all the latest bells and whistles. But for some reason it is missing the pump…
Lily’s first sheet of paper
Back in November 2009, when Lily was only about 2½ years old, we attended the Branson Banana Bash organized by Mimi Aumann. It was a chilly few days in the Ozarks in November, where we tried various methods for pulping…
About that Wayzgoose poster
The poster image I attached to the announcement about the Wayzgoose in Grimsby was from a pdf file e-mailed to us with no additional information. I found the poster kind of strange, frankly. However, I have now seen the actual…
2012 Paper Mulberry Crop
A few year ago, a mulberry plant started growing in my yard. According to my tree identification book, it is a paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera. This identification is not definitive, since Wikipedia mentions a sticky sap which I don’t recall…
CBBAG Book Arts Show & Sale in Ottawa
On Saturday, May 4th (that’s one week after Wayzgoose) from 10:30am to 4pm, the Ottawa Valley Chapter of the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild (CBBAG) will hold a Book Arts show and sale, featuring 25 exhibitors along with a…
Wayzgoose at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery
On April 27th 2013 from 9am to 5pm, the 35th annual Wayzgoose Book Arts Fair will be held at the Grimsby Public Art Gallery in Grimsby, Ontario. This is a one-day show of printers, bookbinders, papermakers, paper marblers, engravers, and…
Rural Routes Studio Tour
Since we moved to New Dundee in 2010, we have been participating in the Rural Routes Studio Tour. This takes place annually the first weekend of November, and includes artists and artisans in the rural area to the south-west of…
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