Back in the binding circle @skeuomorphpress.org finishing the Le Guin books. Will be finally mailing them next week!

Shout out to @marijkeanne.bsky.social for carving that amazing thermos linocut overnight for the book cover, after a student comment yesterday (“a thermos of soup is not a book”) that has become our class meme.

I’m also delighted that students insist on calling the class “BookLab Summer Camp”

What we did in BookLab today—visited @illinoisrbml.bsky.social to consider the many forms of the book, printed our commonplace book on the hand & jobbing presses, including printing our covers on the paper we made yesterday, & chatting with @transbookhistory.bsky.social about his artists books—phew!

Attending and helping plan #BuildingBookLabs25 has been the most incredible experience. The wonderful scholars and artists in attendance, the enlightening workshops, the community shared! 🤍 Thank you @ryancordell.org @skeumorphpress.org and all of the incredible people who made this happen!

Coming down from the symposium high and now feeling the post- #BuildingBookLabs25 depression. @ryancordell.org & @skeuomorphpress.org created something very special and I’m grateful to have been a part of it.

today I got to see @skeuomorphpress.org in person 😍😍😍 and meet many lovely printfolk. Can't wait for the first full day of #buildingbooklabs25 – thanks so much to Ryan, Marijke + Marguerite for all their work making this possible, + to the FabLab staff for letting me into their screenprinting shop!

@ryancordell.org these are beautiful! #buildingbooklabs25

Kicking off #BuildingBookLabs25 with a selfie from the stage.

You’re all here! We’re going to have so much fun!!!

Feeling grateful for getting to attend #BuildingBookLabs25. In an absolutely insane time for arts, humanities, and libraries alike my work at @skeuomorphpress.org has been a vital outlet. Getting to see the incredible work by Booklabs and artists across the country shows— we’re not going anywhere!

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Found: some kick-ass Borges prints made by @divinetautology.bsky.social for a “Writing Across Media” class workshop she led with @marijkeanne.bsky.social this morning!

Oh my goodness, what an incredible team—a very full afternoon/evening & all the boxes are assembled, packed, taped, labeled, & waiting on campus mail services for pickup.

The students @skeuomorphpress.org are just so incredible—superstars!

A print of the digital edition of "NO TYRANTS! & NO KINGS!" sent in from a protest at the Idaho State Capitol. Love to see it in the wild.

Those who ordered a letterpress edition—we’re working on them! Hoping to start shipping very soon

I finally had a chance to sit down this morning &

1. order more paper
2. set up a form for folks to donate to the press & receive a poster/digital file

We’re asking for a $35 dollar donation for posters—we will make up to 200

$5 for a high-quality digital version

Here’s the form—& please share!

I heard the NEA is only considering proposals related to 1776 & the USA’s 250th birthday & I was feeling intensely patriotic, so I’m printing these really big posters inspired *directly* by the Founding Fathers

The cut was carved from the masthead of a 19th century newspaper

Our spring practicum students practiced lino carving & typesetting by making these lovely valentines with press GA @divinetautology.bsky.social !