A Short Film - Printing Heron Shade EP - woodblock & letterpress

Heron Shade EP - Limited Edition

The heron print on the front cover and disc label was hand-printed with Japanese carbon ink from a hand carved woodblock.

The back cover was typeset with 24pt Univers metal type printed with gold letterpress ink on the Adana 8 X 5 platen press.

Heron Shade title on the front cover was printed using blind deboss on the Adana 8 x 5.

I have made a limited edition of 100 EPs. Each cd is packaged in a 100% recycled card sleeve with a digitally printed insert on recycled paper.

Letterpress & Woodblock EP - Heron Shade for Red Deer Sleeping

Heron Shade EP cover for Red Deer Sleeping.

Front cover: woodblock printed with Japanese carbon ink.

Back cover: songs typeset with 24pt Univers metal type printed with gold letterpress ink on the Adana 8 X 5.

Letterpress booklets for Sanctum - Red Deer Sleeping

Red Deer Sleeping booklets in blue

Printing more Red Deer Sleeping booklets specially for S‎anctum Bristol with metal type blind deboss printed on the Adana 8x5.

Letterpress cards - Red Deer Sleeping

Red Deer Sleeping cards for Sanctum Bristol. Hand carved rubber stamp print. Metal type blind deboss printed on the Adana 8x5.

Red Deer Sleeping cards for sanctumbristol

Letterpress Workshop with Kate and James

New Clarendon

James exploring typesetting with 10pt New Clarendon with a composing stick. Placing furniture and locking the type in the chase with quoins and quoin key. Printing the type on the Adana 8 x 5 using gold letterpress ink on white card stock.

Futura Berthold

Kate exploring typesetting with Futura Berthold. Typesetting directly into the chase. Placing furniture and locking type in the chase. Printing the type on the Adana 8 x 5 using gold letterpress ink on 100% recycled card stock.