Protest sign from MN that says, βDEARLY BELOVED. WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TODISMANTLE THIS THING CALLED ICE.β with a picture of Prince in the left hand lower corner.
10/10 ICE protest sign
Overprinted in 8 Line Gothic (a mix of Hamilton and mystery type) are Piggyβs last words from Lord of the Flies. Posting today on #woodtypewednesday, but thinking about the anniversary of January 6 (and so much more).
#woodtype #rulesnotrulers #letterpress
Wrapping up 2025 with a combination #iprotest for November and December, an ongoing project to document the wood type at Springtide Press while speaking my piece. In the background, set in 30L French Clarendon (foundry unknown), DJT speaking to Bloomberg News reporter Catherine Lucey.
Betty Reid Soskin, the National Park Serviceβs oldest ranger, has died. She was 104.
that light blue is dreamy!
Sign at the Weiners Circle: "F k T mp we can redact too."
Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.
Yeah, you are.
BEAN β€οΈ
Thankful for these guys.
Always running my mouth π
Neighborhood walk in Ashland, Oregon.
Freshly chilled #iprotest from October, featuring Day & Collins 40L French Antique Elongated.
#letterpress #woodtype
Oh wow
The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
A beauty from Columbia Gorge Book Arts!
Printed for studio tours last weekend, ready to rally tomorrow. See you there!
#nokings
Person in work apron smiling broadly, wearing glasses, holding type stick (metal type holder) with both hands.
Me in my happy place last year.
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
Louche Lothario?
or
Power Flower Salesman?
This Biedermeier Beau is taking care of all of these posies for you... With a few emergency blooms in reserve for another customer!
Olin Library at #WashU, glimpsed during the #movablebooksociety conference!
CASCADIA UNITE!
My hope muscles need a workout.
There was a beautiful moment printing PEACE over waves (made from bamboo by Columbia Gorge Book Arts). Taking a ghost print revealed the waves left on each letter, fragile and echoing.
#iprotest #savegazanow #woodtype #iamhamfam #letterpress
Since January Iβve been printing a monthly protest poster utilizing and documenting the wood type in my collection. The barrage of news is unrelenting, but for August I wanted to focus on the continuing and horrifying genocide in Gaza.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/we...
Thousands of women are sharing this and saying yes, this was their experience, many of them sharing their own horrific 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s experiences. (And almost everyone sharing it appears to be female.)
And one board member has stepped down but has not commented on IG about that decision.
Pritzker is giving real "lawn chair in a parking spot on a snow day in Chicago" energy.
Fauxstage from my class at SF Center for the Book last weekend.
#powerofthepress #letterpress #stampede