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We were a bit more playful with the numbers and layouts in this first one. I had never printed such an involved project, and I felt so proud of it when it was all done. Our very first calendar- a year of LOTS of learning. If so, leave us a comment at the end of this post - we love hearing from you and are forever grateful to be a part of your day to day, and year to year as we journey round the sun and tend to our gardens.Ģ011 LETTERPRESS CALENDAR - FAUNA & FLORA Some of you who’ve been with us from the very beginning, may recognize them all. We hope you’ll enjoy the photos below as we look back at some of the calendar prints from years past.
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Right now, we’re in the middle of getting the 2022 calendar all finished, but this little sneak peek back at the calendars from the past decade reminds us just how far we’ve come, how none of it has been easy, a lot of it has been tiring, but how all of it has been such an uplifting gift and our hearts just feel so full because you’ve allowed us to keep imagining with you. Working weeks and months in our studio, imagining prints and colors and themes for this calendar and then little by little piecing them together, one color, one run at a time. Somehow this thing that started as a “what if?” has become the thing we look forward to each year. I will never be able to communicate just how much it means to us when you send kind words along or images of where your calendar sits, or how you wait each year to send this calendar to your sisters, your moms, you friends. We kept stretching our imaginations and building on connections with all of you, and you have come back year after year to support this dream of ours. We designed in the early hours of the morning, printed at nap times, and worked into the evenings. In 2015 we had our second daughter and we kept working and kept printing. But, we kept going, and we kept growing, both in our business and in our family. The year after that West Elm called us to see if they could sell our calendar in their stores- here it was, our big break (or so I thought), and even though they purchased 500 (which seemed like 10,000 at the time) they lost them all in their warehouse before they ever made their way to stores. The next year I got pregnant and my mom started helping me print- we were able to increase our edition size and we sold out again. We printed the 2011 calendar in an edition of 150, and we sold out. I didn’t even know if anyone would be willing to buy that first calendar, but one sold and then so did another, and it wasn’t even to a family member. There was no way to know all of the changes that would shape this past decade.
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It was the year we became chicken and pig farmers, and the year my husband and I got engaged. It was the first year we lived on the farm. We began printing our epic 13 print, 30+ color, letterpress calendars 11 years ago. Roland Hoover, Pembroke Press, Bethesda, MD.Ĭhris Manson, Crooked Crow Press, Rockville, MD.A REFLECTION: 11 YEARS OF HANDMADE LETTERPRESS CALENDARS Handset metal type & copperplate with watercolor. Jim Wilder, Wild Apple Press, Bethesda, MD. Tatiana Shukhin, Windhorse Press, Takoma Park MD. Sonja Rossow, at some point press, Alexandria VA. O’Meara at the studio of Chris Manson, Crooked Crow Press.Īn experiment with 31 colors in 1 press run. Weed-soot ink, Norway Maple block, handmade paper from a blend of invasive weed fibers. Patterson Clark, alienweeds, Washington, D.C. Lindsay Schmittle, Gingerly Press, Landenberg, PA. It is worth noting that calendar participants contribute their time & materials to the project.Įxercise with hand set metal type & angled border sorts. These make great presents and support an important cause. To order online the price is $25 which includes shipping. The calendars will be available at the APHA National Conference and the chapter Wayzgoose in October for $20. Click here to order calendars through the Lead Graffiti website. You may order up to an additional 2 calendars and not have to pay shipping as long as they are to the same address. The calendars are sold with the funds supporting 10 student memberships for Denker Fellows, as well as support for monthly speakers & trips.Ĭalendars ordered online cost $25 for each calendar which includes the shipping. BIPOC Bibliography of Printing and Allied CraftsĮach year since 2012 the printing faction of the Chesapeake Chapter has produced a calendar using a variety of printing techniques, mostly centered around letterpress, often using the opportunity to experiment with new techniques & new layouts.BIPOC Resource Guide for Printing and Allied Crafts.
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Bibliographies, Checklists, and Resources.Contents of Printing History (Original Series).Contents of Printing History (New Series).Printing History Article Submission Guidelines.Chesapeake Chapter 2016 calendar - American Printing History Association