Idyllic Press

19/05/2015

Performance art

16/08/2013

This page has very few people liking so I havent posted here about the Calrose issue before but perhaps there is someone amongst you that knows just the right person to make the conenction. Read the status below and some of the other posts and do try and help by spreading the word.

30/07/2013

There is a small group of people who are currently actively considering ways to preserve the Calrose typesetting heritage, possibly in a studio or community workshop environment.

If you want to be a part of the conversation, offer ideas or suggest locations or funding sources please indicate by comment here or in a private message and you will be added to the group.

04/04/2013

I took part in the previous "Cities of the World" puzzle print. The next one is on the go and has a Kickstarter funding page up. It allows for purchase of a set of prints by non-participants for the first time.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/557726766/fantastic-garden-monumental-collaborative-puzzle-p

Puzzle Print = Awesome collaboration among dedicated printmakers world wide who participate in the making of a monumental woodcut print

13/03/2013

Many of my print exchanges were printed on the Vandercook SP15 press that is at Calrose Typesetters and is going to be sold if I get a decent price for it. I do not have place to set it up when I close Calrose and I don't want to pay for moving and storage to somewhere else.

It is a ideal press for linocut, woodcut and wood engraving art prints. Medium editions are no sweat. It can print cards and invitations, medium posters and all sorts of fine art books. Letterpress printing is obviously the great strength and it has been used for this in a proofing capacity since new around 1970 at Calrose. It comes with the standard accessories and a spare set of ink rollers. It has (recently repaired) motorised ink distribution, a quick lock up bar and a type high bed (0.918")

28/02/2013

This was part of the Southern Winter – Northern Summer 2010 Print bundle

28/02/2013

2010 - Crazy World?

I tried my hand at a linocut without a key block next. This is a reasonably famous scene from an old B&W movie. I took a picture of it playing on the TV with my mobile phone. Did some work in Corel Photopaint to reduce it to 3 grey tones. Printed them out and then spent much time trying to transfer them to the lino. After many high-tech attempts I resorted to using carbon paper which is a safe fall back. Even thought there were only two blocks the register was a bit tricky because I had straight edges on 3 sides. I used some artist oil colour for the grey ink and found it takes a LONG time to dry perhaps because it is based on slate powder for pigment .

You can see the rather nice end result at
http://www.barenforum.org/exchange/exchange_46/pihlajasaari.html

16/02/2013

Lino blocks for colour with keyblock offset before carving The key block was a zinc cut I found in the recycle bin that I straightened and remounted.

16/02/2013

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16/02/2013

There is a page with some details on some of the work I have done. I will post some of this information here as well.

http://letterpress.co.za/printers/idyllic-press/

16/02/2013

This is a landing site for information relating to my relief printing pursuits. I will post links to my projects and published works as well as the various print exchanges I have taken part in. I will try and keep the stuff somewhat in date order.