Mark Alan Mattes / Hot Brown Press
@markalanmattes.bsky.social
Book & Media History - Early American Literature - Native American and Indigenous Studies - Manuscript Studies
Hot Brown Press - hotbrownpress.com & hotbrownpress.etsy.com
Editor of Handwriting in Early America:
A Media History (UMass 2023)
Hot Brown Press - hotbrownpress.com & hotbrownpress.etsy.com
Editor of Handwriting in Early America:
A Media History (UMass 2023)
First flurries of the season - time for hearty soups, muthafuckers!
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
First flurries of the season - time for hearty soups, muthafuckers!
A different kind of "black page" that has always fascinated me - the ink blot in Ignatius Sancho's Letters - Samcho was a big fan of Sterne
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A different kind of "black page" that has always fascinated me - the ink blot in Ignatius Sancho's Letters - Samcho was a big fan of Sterne
Me, trying to learn new things
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Me, trying to learn new things
What about without some American studies faculty doing voiceover readings of bawdy soldier letters and court martials to the strains of Ashoken Farewell?!
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Video courtesy of Katie Hemphill!
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Video courtesy of Katie Hemphill!
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
What about without some American studies faculty doing voiceover readings of bawdy soldier letters and court martials to the strains of Ashoken Farewell?!
www.facebook.com/share/v/17LH...
Video courtesy of Katie Hemphill!
www.facebook.com/share/v/17LH...
Video courtesy of Katie Hemphill!
Duct tape, doin' the work
November 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Duct tape, doin' the work
Sneakers is so good
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Sneakers is so good
If anybody would like this #letterpress print on Miami language 'myaamiaataweenki' revitalization, email me @ markalanmattes@gmail.com & I will share details. All proceeds support cultural programming @ the Myaamia Center @ Miami U. #Indigenous #NAIS #bookhistory #NativeAmerica #printmaking
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
If anybody would like this #letterpress print on Miami language 'myaamiaataweenki' revitalization, email me @ markalanmattes@gmail.com & I will share details. All proceeds support cultural programming @ the Myaamia Center @ Miami U. #Indigenous #NAIS #bookhistory #NativeAmerica #printmaking
Tomorrow is the big day - Check out Printing Indigenous Community @filsonhistorical.bsky.social where my colleague Megan Sekulich & I will be talking about Indigenous aesthetics, printmaking, & revitalization!
November 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Tomorrow is the big day - Check out Printing Indigenous Community @filsonhistorical.bsky.social where my colleague Megan Sekulich & I will be talking about Indigenous aesthetics, printmaking, & revitalization!
Amazing visit with @colleenlovesbks.bsky.social at King Library Press!
November 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Amazing visit with @colleenlovesbks.bsky.social at King Library Press!
Some trenchant analysis of #GenerativeAI over here! Just posted in my store - link in bio. Nice to complete the set - I had a delirious amount of fun!
#letterpress #printmaking
#letterpress #printmaking
November 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Some trenchant analysis of #GenerativeAI over here! Just posted in my store - link in bio. Nice to complete the set - I had a delirious amount of fun!
#letterpress #printmaking
#letterpress #printmaking
This guy
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This guy
Costume ideas
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Costume ideas
Peek-a-boo!
October 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Peek-a-boo!
Doin' the bull dance. Feelin' the flow. Workin' it. Workin' it. #letterpress
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Doin' the bull dance. Feelin' the flow. Workin' it. Workin' it. #letterpress
More John Lennons
October 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
More John Lennons
My youngest has a collection of John Lennon clothes pins in a California type case
October 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
My youngest has a collection of John Lennon clothes pins in a California type case
Hackiest lockup OF. ALL. TIME.
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Hackiest lockup OF. ALL. TIME.
I like this version a teensy bit more...the uppercase G better fills the space and the size of it keeps things extra weird with the font bebop. If anybody wants one, hit me up or head over to my Etsy store (link in bio)
#letterpress #printmaking #readafuckingbook #readingrainbowismyrideordie
#letterpress #printmaking #readafuckingbook #readingrainbowismyrideordie
October 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I like this version a teensy bit more...the uppercase G better fills the space and the size of it keeps things extra weird with the font bebop. If anybody wants one, hit me up or head over to my Etsy store (link in bio)
#letterpress #printmaking #readafuckingbook #readingrainbowismyrideordie
#letterpress #printmaking #readafuckingbook #readingrainbowismyrideordie