I have just finished my first major commission for a letterpress
printing job. I can't say what the commission was or who it was for just
yet - but i will post photo's soon. It always involves so much more
than ink up and print. I like to keep the clients happy and informed - i
like them to be part of the design stage as much as possible - showing
samples of various options - fonts, papers, inks etc. these days
everyone wants debossing, but the real skill lies in 'kissing'. Not to
mention that the humidity and strange weather we have been experiencing
plays havoc with inks.
If you're familiar with my work you will know i use letterpress extensively - but there is a shift in headspace that has to occur when someone else is commissioning you.
Needless to say, a day up in the wilds with the press, and no internet or mobile signal to distract was just the recipe. A dozen or so exquisite prints rolled off the press - once everything was set up. Now that really was a little more complicated than I first though. It definitely required a bit of tangential if not curvey thinking to solve. But I got there in the end. Hurrah.
If you want to commission letterpress then get in touch.
If you're familiar with my work you will know i use letterpress extensively - but there is a shift in headspace that has to occur when someone else is commissioning you.
Needless to say, a day up in the wilds with the press, and no internet or mobile signal to distract was just the recipe. A dozen or so exquisite prints rolled off the press - once everything was set up. Now that really was a little more complicated than I first though. It definitely required a bit of tangential if not curvey thinking to solve. But I got there in the end. Hurrah.
If you want to commission letterpress then get in touch.
