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jacob’s ladder

‘attempting to give a visual description of how to play with a jacob’s ladder for a class’ a jacob’s ladder is a small toy, often made out of wood, that is flipped back and forth and appears to cascade downward. … Continue reading →

Accordion-a-thon: Seattle

21 Jul ’12

nag hammadi

17 Jun ’12

i taught a class on the nag hammadi codexes, as part of a series on historic books that jenny craig and i offered for several years, through the seattle center for book arts. in the class we covered the history … Continue reading →

tzadikim nistarim postcard project

16 Jun ’12

tzadikim nistarim postcard collection ~ the tzadikim nistarim emerge from a jewish belief that in each generation there are 36 righteous men and women that preserve the world from destruction. they themselves are not aware that they are one of … Continue reading →

bach and patrick wedding invitations

11 Jun ’12

bach payson and patrick moynihan’s wedding invitations printed on a vandercook proofing press at daymoon press in seattle, wa

7 objects of desire

11 Jun ’12

i spent two years living alone in alabama. my sweetie was back home 3,000 miles away in seattle, wa and my current living companion was a dwarf hamster named mr. peabody; not really an appropriate date for a couples dinner. … Continue reading →

into the woods triptych

11 Jun ’12

printed on a chandler and price press. lead set type and intaglio triptych

bicycle book

11 Jun ’12

blank book made for d. carney, biking madman. ethiopian style binding, linoleum print and embroidery. fold out map included.

adrienne rich broadside

11 Jun ’12

behind the motel by adrienne rich. adrienne rich was one of the first feminist poets i ever read. she opened up a world of words and possibilities to me, so when i was given the possibility of printing her poetry … Continue reading →

roman wax tablet replica

11 Jun ’12

i taught a class on roman wax tablet books, as part of a series on historic books that jenny craig and i offered for several years, through the seattle center for book arts. the wax tablet was employed for centuries … Continue reading →

jean valentine broadside

11 Jun ’12

jean valentine poem printed in tuscaloosa, al as a keepsake of her reading. printed on a vandercook proof press with set lead type and linoleum cuts