LA Printer's Fair

Next Saturday, October 3, is the LA Printer's Fair at the International Museum of Printing in Carson, CA. It's a great show where you can try your hand on a letterpress or type setting machine, purchase your very own press and supplies, or just buy finished product from a variety of talented sellers.

I'll have a booth and I've been madly printing in order to get ready for the show. I really wanted to have my 2016 calendar done, which it finally is. I draw all of my designs on tracing paper and then transfer the drawing to the lino block. The image on the block is in reverse and it will print like it looks on the paper.

Lino block in progress

And here is the finished month of July

The calendar will be in my shop next Sunday, as soon as I get a chance to photograph it. And I'll see you at the Fair on Saturday!

Printer's Fair

Last weekend was the 5th annual LA Printer's Fair at the International Museum of Printing in Carson, California. The museum is really cool and has a large inventory of working vintage presses and related antique printing machinery. They have lots of events, classes and demonstrations. In addition to letterpress printing, they also offer classes in book arts.

In addition to printing demonstrations, the fair has vendors selling everything from hand printed cards, to paper vendors and printing press supplies. I purchased a number of items including press ink, some "furniture" for my press, and some awesome cards. Here are a few snaps of what I saw.

Printing block on a flatbed press.

A really large press that I wish I owned

An antique Albion press that I was able to try printing with.

Antique type storage drawers

Cards by De Milo Design

Hand bound book from Pie in the Sky Press