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King's Books Wayzgoose*
Letterpress and Book Arts Extravaganza
Join
us for King's Books' sixth annual Wayzgoose,
or, letterpress and book arts extravaganza!
Meet local printers and view their wares! Print your own
keepsake! Make paper! Make paper creations!
Create letterpress magnetic poetry. And, returning this year...Steamroller
Printing!!!
We'll be making 4' x 3' prints designed by local artists, some of which
will be raffled off at the Wayzgoose! Thanks
Tacoma Arts Commission!
More information will be added soon!
Jessica
Spring, of Springtide
Press in Tacoma, designs,
prints, and binds unique artist books, broadsides and ephemera incorporating handmade paper and letterpress printing.
Small finely-crafted editions consider historical topics and
popular culture with a twist. Jessica teaches book arts at Pacific
Lutheran University.
218 St.
Helens Ave.
Tacoma, Washington 98402
253.272.8801
877.529.9525 (toll free)
253.272.2022 (fax)
Store
Hours
Open Daily 10 am - 6 pm
except
Tuesdays 10 am - 5 pm
Chandler O’Leary of
Anagram Press
in Tacoma, is a 2003 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD),
with a BFA in Illustration and a year in Rome under her belt. Her work
includes artist books, illustration, graphic design, textiles, letterpress
printing, and drawing, to name a few. Her books and prints are collected
and exhibited internationally. Chandler lives and creates art full-time.
She will be designing a print with Jessica Spring for Steamroller
Printing. This is her second Wayzgoose! Chandler
(right) with collaborator Jessica Spring .
Beautiful Angle is a guerilla arts project run by graphic designer Lance Kagey and writer Tom Llewellyn in Tacoma. Since October 31, 2002, they have created an original letterpress poster monthly that they post around the streets of Tacoma. Beautiful Angle will be designing a print for Steamroller Printing. This is their sixth Wayzgoose! Photo by Aaron Locke.
Lisa Hasegawa of ilfant press in Seattle teaches letterpress printing at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, is the Co-Founder/Organizer for the Postcard Exchange and sole proprietor of ilfant press. Her artist's books and prints are collected nationally. This is her fifth Wayzgoose! Photo by Aaron Locke.
Jenny
Craig of
Notta
Pixie Press in Seattle studied Book
Arts at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and in Seattle at Day Moon
Press on Beacon Hill. Her work
wavers between general amusement at the antics of household objects and
experiments with ink and paper.
L'Arche Farm & Gardens, of Tacoma, has a mission is to create and sell quality products, support purposeful work for people with developmental disabilities and foster a spirit of caring for the land and people. The L'Arche community produces handmade paper and will be doing a demonstration at this year's Wayzgoose. This is their fourth Wayzgoose!
Carl Montford is the proprietor of the Montford Press in West Seattle. His specialty is practicing the centuries old art of Wood Engraving. He markets these engravings as 'Limited Edition Prints'. His other specialties are lino cutting, wood cuts, letterpress printing, and producing broadsides on his 'Iron Handpress'. He also teaches these subjects out of his own private studio and lectures and demonstrates in various settings throughout the Northwest. This is his fourth Wayzgoose! Photo by Aaron Locke.
Carol Clifford of Orange House
Press in Seattle studied letterpress at the School of Visual
Concepts in Seattle. She designs and prints letterpress stationery,
custom wedding invitations, special announcements, business cards, and limited
edition prints both as commissions and personal art work. This is her
second Wayzgoose!
Photo by Aaron
Locke.
Allison Baer of Lettuce Press in Tacoma fell in love with letterpress after taking a class at SVC in Seattle in 2007. Soon after, she moved to Tacoma, acquired a Chandler & Price and began growing Lettuce Press. She designs and prints wedding invitations, announcements, greetings and social stationary. This is her second Wayzgoose!
Abegale McDermott is the nine year old proprietor of Guinea Pig Press in Tacoma. Specialized in letterpress cards with hand-made designs featuring her guinea pig, McDermott operates her own bookstore within King's Books where she markets her work. This is her sixth Wayzgoose! Photo by Aaron Locke.
Maggie Roberts of Uncommon Envelope in Tacoma is focused on producing custom wedding stationery. But, she has most recently found passion in creating and printing original letterpress greeting cards which vary in topic and design from pretty to pretty controversial (no offense intended, of course). Maggie is also the Development Chair for Seattle Center for Book Arts. This is her first Wayzgoose!
Seattle Center for Book Arts (SCBA) was formed to promote hand book binding and the related arts. They offer a wide variety of classes and workshops quarterly in various book arts topics including content creation, printing, and book binding - from beginner through master levels. In addition, SCBA, in partnership with the Seattle Public Library, presents free community programs for kids, teens, and families demonstrating book arts as a powerful medium of self-expression and an opportunity for developing literacy. This is their fourth Wayzgoose!
* wayzgoose: The name of the annual feast give by a master printer for the staff of the press. In modern parlance, it is an annual gathering of printers. The word is of obscure origin.