Another Name

Another Name
11" x 15"
Metal and Wood Type with Linoleum Block
Edition of 16

If you know me well enough, you know that I LOVE letterpress printing as much as painting. I've been dabbling in it since my Junior year at Otis, and I must say, I'm pretty great at it! This print in particular was done in my Advanced Letterpress course with the awesome Rebecca Chamlee, and it's my description of my family.

I wrote a little thing about how certain words in our household are terms of endearment for us, but may be insulting to others. Then I highlighted some of those words with Wood Type while I just used stymie (Metal Type) for the rest of the verse. It was sort of a pain printing (mo' run throughs = mo' problems), but it was worth it! I really hope to get more chances to use the letterpress in my work, it's a medium that isn't used enough, but I would like to show people that it's not just for wedding invitations.