Letterpress Day

We kicked off 2010 with a bang! Adele hosted an amazing letterpress party at her lovely Altadena home and invited all of us to come and play with her new toy: a Chandler printing press. We had fun meeting fellow aspiring designers, setting type and making prints. Best of all was the spirit of creativity and joy we all shared.

Master letterpress printer, Dave, shows us how to set type by hand using a composing stick.

We unearth cases of lead type from Adele's basement.
Geoff: Wow, they're so heavy!
Adele: Well, now we know why they're called lead type.

The Chandler Press.

Geoffrey and Dan hard at work.

Geoffrey shows off his beautiful typography projects from the trunk of his car. We give him "thumbs up."

Cleaning and calibrating.

Feeding paper.

D adds more packing to the press.

Checking the impression.

Time for a lunch break. We celebrate life, art, friends and the new year!