Sunday, February 10, 2008

the vandercook press


hours and hours have been put into these things. the vandercook press! on a busy day at work there are 10 or so printers each using a press to craftfully print the junk mail of america's rich and famous.... i'm sounding so cynical. these old presses were used to proof the hand set lead type before hundreds of copies would be printed- at soho letterpress we print all jobs from start to finish on these babies....the final product is a hand mixed ink color pressed into the paper- a finished look that one can see and feel. the best of printed matter.

valentines.


the day started out sunny. friends in town from boston. my favorite french toast for breakfast and an endlessly full cup of coffee. big plans for a sunny day with no work; tour of the neighborhood, bike riding, getting lost in the chaos of manhattan.... alas, i started making some valentines and spent the day inside. the blue sky was washed away with grey, the wind picked up and then the snow came. it's now entirely freezing outside, dark and my room is a mess! happy valentine's four days early!