Mostly Flat

Artist printmaker working with letterpress and linocut. Ask me about commissions or workshops; I can help you print beautiful things.

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For @house_of_jo — here’s an example of using angled quads to angle some type in relation to a border, which I wanted to print in a diamond shape. This was for a commission from years back which you can see on my website (news section) if you’re curious,… https://t.co/ltHRx74CHt

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A frustrating afternoon yesterday trying to use my hand miterer to trim decorative rule to length and give it nice 45 degree corners. I think my machine must not be set up quite right, it takes hundreds of rotations to even get part way through one end. … https://t.co/hS4xTTxVvz

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Blimey, who needs a gym when your typecases are this full of heavy metal? Wish me luck as I get them down to the racks at the other end of the workshop. I think I shall enlist the trolley…

#letterpress #weightlifting #heavymetal https://t.co/CfbcpjdVbs

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This'll be great. 👇

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⚠️Boring post alert: advice, please!

When I was at the workshop the other day, I noticed droplets on my SB proof press roller. Eek! First pic shows the droplets, and the second the wiped roller and residue on a paper cloth. Looks filthy, but it could ju… https://t.co/j3HGutHRLD

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Typesetting for the black layer on my Friedlander project went well yesterday. Here’s a set of photos showing how I built it up. Today I’ve been tweaking the layout on the computer to try to make it slightly more feasible for my Adana to print. Am antici… https://t.co/NgcVz5RjmV

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I knew I had some more of these Friedlander borders somewhere. And lo! In a standing job in a galley (one of many). This was used to print a birthday/Christmas present card, which I’ve been meaning to reprint along with its Christmas tree pal, but I need… https://t.co/ebLOt3nVpP

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That thing where you think you have 18pt Walbaum, possibly 24pt, but it turns out that it’s 36pt and doesn’t fit the design. Ah well, I shall have to substitute Bodoni.

Across the festive period, I’ve started getting to grips with designing in Illustrat… https://t.co/Ei55Tz3I67

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@jordanphughes @DenisJeliazkov Ooh, that was a nice rabbit hole to dive down, thanks.

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Finally got the last run for my @oxfordguildofprinters piece done yesterday. Hurrah!

#betterlatethannever #letterpress #40thanniversary #sarogliaplaten https://t.co/jK08MtlB1n

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My typecase is encountering supply chain issues. I’m resorting to just-in-time dissing to temporarily resolve the issue.

#workshoplife #outofsorts #typesetting #nnnn #metaltype #letterpress https://t.co/EZc7FfESWu

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This was me replacing the ornaments for the number 1. Look how tiny they are! You can’t hear the colourful language in the background.

Honestly, what silly person thought that this was a good idea?

Also: these tweezers are the best thing ever. I think… https://t.co/AFuBAiP8ut

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Here’s what I was proofing yesterday. Great to finally get a print of my entirely-composed-of-6pt-ornaments 2010 for the @oxfordguildofprinters bundle (and I am sure @mileswigfield will be delighted to see evidence of progress), but infuriating to see ho… https://t.co/TgY5q7HAqe

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It’s like peeking into sunshine.

#fluorescent #orange #pantone804 #inkingup https://t.co/LnRO0eeeQV

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Tomorrow (Sunday 7th) is Scarecrow Sunday at Brampton Bryan. Follow the scarecrow trail, which this year has the theme of A-Z, and have a jolly lovely day out! To coincide, there is an open studio trail too.

Artist @alicedrawstheline has once again very… https://t.co/CNIWhky5Yu

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My Saroglia had a visitor today. The totally brilliant @hot.metal.comp (me good mate Adrian, now festooned in so many gold stars I’d be surprised if he can walk) stepped in to save the day on a commission that I couldn’t finish on account of suddenly bei… https://t.co/UCO7hGNX4R

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It’s Shipley Wayzgoose today, and since I couldn’t go (boo hoo) I’ve been consoling myself by unwrapping and savouring @theeprintproject ‘s gorgeous ‘Endless’ book which I’ve been saving specially. Superb!

Here’s a few peeks at the pages, including one … https://t.co/RgJ3J9c42z

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What an appropriate bit of dissing for this weekend!

#platinumjubilee https://t.co/oC4OF8vWNy

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Teeny tiny typesetting. Oh for better eyes! The loupe comes in very handy. https://t.co/xPZ3rNNNSO

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@angelacbutler @londonbookarts Thanks Angie! Am plotting various things, so not giving up quite yet...

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The lockup for the work in progress from my previous post. This one is proving rather tricky. Pondering solutions, one of which will, I hope, be a right-angle steel rule from @londonbookarts — I think my lockup may not be absolutely square.

#workinprogr… https://t.co/KVsi6j6OLl