Jessica Spring

Book artist and letterpress printer in Tacoma, Washington where we always print damp.

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Yesterday was a busy day in our reading room. We had researchers looking at lettering for jewellery design, flongs, some of our Caslon punches and some lovely wood type specimens!

#Library #Archives #Collections #TypeDesign #PrintHistory #TypeSpecimens

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📷 Rough week fighting a water leak in the shop (only paper harmed) and a virus (not Covid, but similar charms). What felt manageable was to finish cleaning and sorting this 72 point Cooper @artsandcraftspress passed along before moving to... https://t.co/aPiHfqDvKG

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📷 A little inCENTive: Join our merry band of fauxstage makers. We’ll be exchanging handset, letterpress printed, perforated gummed paper stamps. No peel-off stickers, you gotta lick these. 💌 Sign up through @pipletterpress at... https://t.co/OrLAF8BKLW

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📷 Cinderella Stamps as defined in Dickson’s “Ephemera Philatelica” with 26 gorgeous examples. 💌 Post your own Cinderella story by joining us for Printing, By Gum!, a long-distance letterpress class brought to you by @pipletterpress. (Swipe... https://t.co/XFDqzQYEGw

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📷 An editioned artist book I made in 2017, a farce still sadly relevant. The historic images dissolve to reveal Trump’s own quotes. #artistbooks #letterpress #metaltype #lockhimup (at Tacoma, Washington)... https://t.co/4lLNGSLiae

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📷 While we still have to finish a bit of printing and binding, @kerri.cushman and I are grateful for the opportunity to have worked intensely at @interoceanstudio. We were inspired by both Ray Tomasso’s collection of vintage signs and wood... https://t.co/ew4fLVPN1r

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📷 Finished up the title/cover today, taking advantage of @interoceanstudio Alpha-Blox with paper wrangling assist from @kerri.cushman and @gazelle_n_goat. #bookarts #handmadepaper #letterpress #alphablox #typecrushtuesday... https://t.co/2lm4UG9sOv

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📷 Happy to see some ink on paper which @kerri.cushman made in record time. The gorgeous 6-line wood type is from the collection at @interoceanstudio. I’m very fond of these circular magnets also in the collection (which @gazelle_n_goat... https://t.co/2EOxstUfUw

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📷 Everything here is super sized from the type to this Vandercook 325G. Definitely feeling Ray Tomasso’s big energy! First test on handmade paper. #woodtype #letterpress #bookarts (at Englewood, Colorado)... https://t.co/QzweKxEvCR

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📷 Another very special guest in the shop, @paige_pettibon is working on an artist’s book for the “Changing the Conversation” exhibit at @collinsunbound. The title blocks were typeset and printed on handmade cedar paper. For the Lushootseed... https://t.co/OIkIsK73Qh

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📷 Many thanks @tradecraftpress for these lovely ombre ornaments from Keystone Foundry. They added just the right spice to these business cards. (at Tacoma, Washington) https://t.co/H5MjXv8A3A https://t.co/xtXycVB5XL

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📷 We still have space on the shelf… join us Saturday morning for shop talk and book chat, byo bookmarks! Register at https://t.co/ADVd2ThIUc (at Tacoma, Washington) https://t.co/cRAN4rOTpO https://t.co/oqtiLvPWyP

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📷 Spoiler alert: here’s my sublime summer reading submission. Let’s discuss! As printers, we always mind our Ps and Qs, but we might also need a little Q and A from time to time. The challenge of preserving a craft that predates the Google... https://t.co/1WWA5hYU24

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📷 Cooking up a little something for #woodtypewednesday and @pipletterpress. Hoping it will be real tasty. #wordsofcourage #partnersinprint #letterpress (at Tacoma, Washington) https://t.co/hQjeGax7c3 https://t.co/tDqcMWsE1H

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📷 Ray Tomasso’s love of wood type was infectious, and @interoceanstudio preserves his legacy—both in spirit and materials. I’ll be teaching with papermaker @kerri.cushman in August, kissing handmade paper with some glorious wood type. Can... https://t.co/a4NhzYlErH

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📷 Some serious daredevils from our class at @penlandschool, and @drawntheroad caught some great photos… but it’s #typecrushtuesday and I’m still swooning over the work that was accomplished. #daredeviltypesetting #letterpress #typography... https://t.co/NJ9aUD8M2C

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📷 Getting type high on the 4th of July, with linocut by @yoshi.nakagawa36. Better to print than a faux freedom fair. (at Tacoma, Washington) https://t.co/iG7PZ1ZDHj https://t.co/5aZ5r0woOd

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📷 Print therapy at @penlandprint (at Penland School of Crafts) https://t.co/eB8DqeuIGX https://t.co/NLEqUc5FsS

[Jessica Spring @SpringtidePress]

📷 I found some solace in the work today at @penlandschool with students helping one another, cleaning up, and moving forward. We’ll print something for Scotus tomorrow. #powerofthepress (at Penland School of Crafts)... https://t.co/O2RNkzKR1F

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📷 Day one of All-You-Can-Eat Letterpress at @penlandschool included plenty of snacks. #letterpress #woodtype #rainbowroll (at Penland School of Crafts) https://t.co/k5HTDR6hsQ https://t.co/2Hau72pP1q