The sun is up, it’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
As always I will give early to the organizations that work for kids.
Please keep letterpress printing alive in Miami.
Ink on paper is for everyone, no batteries or screens required.
https://www.givemiamiday.org/organization/Extravirginpressmiami
Printing with kids is one of the most rewarding aspects of dragging heavy presses around town. That smile that breaks out bounces from kids to parents to printers.
Friend, colleague, and printer Nick Gilmore joins us at PAMM regularly. The lines get long with only one printer. The four variations on the right: Flying Manatee- Nick, Hummingbird- Tom, Griffin- Russell Beans, and Dragon Cat- Miguel Mendoza AKA Miggs.
Aside from my two antiques (a 1949 Vandercook 4 Proof press and Challenge 15KP Proof press) most of what I use is ink, paper, and things to clean the press. Old school printing takes time, but it rewards those who are patient, take good care of their equipment, and clean up promptly & thoroughly. My days often are simply print and make a mess… Clean everything up and put everything away again. It works.
