Letterpress // Bookmaking
Bennet Bumblebee: Discovering Companions in the Garden
Penland School of Crafts // Artist Residency Winter 2015
There is much to be learned when understanding relationships that exist within a garden. Some plants get along better than others and some just don't get along at all. Bennett Bumblebee is a letterpressed book that teaches children about companion planting by using vibrant characters and relatable dialogue, crafted into a story that is fun and adventurous. All type was handset and printed on a Vandercook 4 Proof Press. Illustrations were done by Natalie Clark.
This book is still in progress. You can see updates on this book by following this blog.
The Valiant Vandercook Bakery
The Valiant Vandercook Bakery was written, printed, and bound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's letterpress studio. It was built to be interactive with readers as each spread can be physically manipulated. All pages are printed on a Vandercook press with moveable type.
Images of this book were published in For the Love of Letterpress by Bloomsbury Press (October 2013).
Untitled (In Progress)
The following prints are pages of a continuing book project that was started in the Visual Communication Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. All prints are printed on a Vandercook press with moveable type.
Images of this book were published in For the Love of Letterpress by Bloomsbury Press (October 2013).
