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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 for the
third 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!!
This year, we'll also have screenprinting
and baked goods! We also have a
series of book arts classes happening in
June!
Bring a t-shirt (or other fabric) to screenprint on! Students from the University of Puget Sound will have three different designs and you choose which one they print! Students from UPS will also be Steamroller Printing. Learn more about the program below. This is their first Wayzgoose!
The Players
All below artists (or groups) have tables at the Wayzgoose!
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
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.
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 pigs, McDermott operates her own bookstore within King's Books where she markets her work. This is her 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.
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! Photo by Aaron Locke.
The
Artist Book Collaborative of Tacoma area is a
group with a wide range of artistic interests, including handmade books,
letterpress printing, calligraphy, eraser carving, papermaking and folding,
collage, assemblages, sculpture, and painting. Their goal is to explore book
formats as a medium of expression, brainstorm ideas with each other, and share
the knowledge they have acquired in their fields of expertise. This is their
third Wayzgoose!
Photo by Aaron
Locke.
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 .
C.L.A.W., the Cartoonist's League of Absurd Washingtonians, is a viciously serious secret society bringing together talented Washington state cartoonists. Consisting of Elliott Trotter, R.R. Anderson, Mark Monlux, James Stowe, two zombie assistants, and a chinchilla, this group seeks to bring sequential art and illustration to the masses, being the first cartoonists to infiltrate the Wayzgoose. This is their second Wayzgoose, having designed a Steamroller Print last year!
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.
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!
K.C. Potter de Haan of Black Dog Art in Seattle studied letterpress printing at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle under the watchful eye of Lisa Hasegawa. She designs & prints custom correspondence, invitations and announcements, alphabet flash cards, and limited edition prints. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Seattle Center for Book Arts and is a work study monitor at the Pratt Letterpress Studio. This is her first Wayzgoose!
Lark Preyapongpisan, the proprietor of Dirigible Goods in Seattle, received her MFA in bookarts at the University of Alabama. She is a member of IlSSA, on the board of SCBA and has taught classes in printing, papermaking and historic book structures. She recently returned from a letterpress collaboration in Cuba. She thrills when she sees the smudged thumbprint of the maker. This is her first Wayzgoose!
Cindy and Gary Iverson are the proprietors of The Paper Studio in Tempe Arizona, which offers community classes in letterpress, papermaking, mixed-media art and bookbinding as well as gorgeous papers in their online shop. www.paperstudio.com. This is their first Wayzgoose!
Community Print of Olympia is a small, collectively-run letterpress/silkscreen studio located in downtown Olympia. Their materials are scrappy, their training uncouth, and their love of type/graphics/fonts downright nerdy. They are open to the community seven days a week, and hold low-cost proficiencies once a month (or so) for new members. Get type high with us! This is their first Wayzgoose!
Letterpress Goods!
Susan DeNeef will be coordinating a table of letterpress type, tools, and ephemera all of which will be available for sale to the public!
Steamroller Prints!
All below artists (or groups) are creating Steamroller Prints!
Chris Sharp of Tacoma works in letterpress, painting, graphic design, installation, and vintage sign painting. He is a recipient of a Tacoma Artsist Grant from the Tacoma Arts Commission. This is his sixth Wayzgoose and third Steamroller Print!
Jessica Spring and Chandler O'Leary will be collaborating on a Steamroller Print. This is Jessica's third year Steamroller Printing and Chandler's second! Link to above for more information.
Beautiful Angle will be designing a Steamroller Print for a third year! Link to above for more information. Photo by Aaron Locke.
The Printmaking program at Stadium High School in Tacoma has been active for the last 12 years. Started in 1998 by Laurie Brown, classes include Intro to Design in Printmaking and Commercial Printmaking. Students learn to do Relief (linoleum, wood, collograph, etc), Intaglio (dry point), and Silk Screen. The program has three etching presses and a silkscreen press. Two years ago, a printmaking student won a WAVE (Washington Award for Vocational Excellence) Grant with two years of college, all expenses paid. This is their third Wayzgoose Steamroller Printing!
Ric Matthies is a letterpress printer, fourth generation typographer, and graphic designer. He runs a small studio in Tacoma, specializing in logo design and print. This is his second Wayzgoose designing a Steamroller Print. Photo by Aaron Locke.
Local printmaker and University of Puget Sound professor Janet Marcavage creates lithographs, etchings, and screenprints. Janet and Puget Sound printmaking students will demonstrate screenprinting at the Wayzgoose. The Art Department at Puget Sound offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Studio Art and Art History. Printmaking courses at Puget Sound offer instruction in screenprint, relief, lithography, intaglio, alternative, non-toxic, and photo-based techniques. This is their first Wayzgoose!
Zachary Marvick will be designing a Steamroller Print for his first Wayzgoose! More info to come.
Confections
Two
Kings Confections will be selling baked goods and other
delicacies, including Pie-on-a-Stick! Two
Kings Confections is run by
Meredith Hale and Marty Hale-Evans.
This is their
first Wayzgoose!
Awesomeness
The Dockyard Derby Dames, Tacoma’s original all-women flat-track roller derby league will be on hand to help create a spectacle! DyDD has four teams within the league, each of whom will be represented at the Wayzgoose! This is their first Wayzgoose!
Book Arts Classes
Post- Wayzgoose
June 5 * 12 - 3 pm.
Book Arts Class: Soft Cover Journal Sewn Over Tapes.
Learn how to create soft cover books with multiple signatures using a basic
binding method know
as
sewing over tapes. No glue required! This book structure is a good introduction
for beginners and works great for journaling, as the pages lie flat when the
book is open. Tools, paper and variations on this binding will also be
discussed. Class fee is $30 and includes all
material and supplies. Pre-registration required. Contact
Mitzi Lindgren for registration
information.
Mitzi Lindgren is a bookbinder, letterpress
printer and artist. She combines her love of bookbinding, printing and surface
design to create one of a kind artist books as well as edition bindings. Mitzi
teaches bookbinding classes at various locations, including Green River
Community College and the Arts Alive Gallery in Enumclaw. She was recently a
presenter, teaching bookbinding as a part of the Pierce County READS 2010
program. Her work has been shown in both juried and invitational exhibits
throughout the Northwest and has been published in "The Art & Craft of Handmade
Books."
June 10 * 7 pm. Craft Night: Coptic Binding!
Tacoma Is For Lovers presents Craft Night! Each month features an
artist introducing a new craft. The first 1 ½ hours will be
devoted to learning the necessary techniques. After which,
people
can continue working on the activity or work on other projects. This
month features Jessica Spring teaching Coptic bookbinding
techniques!
Coptic binding is characterized by book sections stitched
together in a chain across the binding and attached to the cover. This
method is prized as it allows books to lay flat and has a variety of
uses, from artist books to scrapbooks. The $20 fee covers
materials (paper, needles, string), plus a small donation to TIFL and
King's Books. Please pre-register with
sweet pea so that we know
how many materials to bring!
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.
Tacoma Is For
Lovers is a community-based organization which annually produces
an Artist Craft Fair which promotes the visibility of local artists and
encourages reuse, intentionality, sustainability and high craft.
* 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.
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