letterpressing it out

What a time I had in San Francisco - I still think about my trip constantly.

My older sister and I took a beginning letterpress class here:



Inside:



We learned about the finer points of picas, furniture, ems, lead slugs, typefaces, etc. It is just as much science as it is art:



Our small class worked collectively on a broadside; we were encouraged to write a few sentences on a theme (what we do when it starts to get cold outside). We selected a typeface and set the type:



After that, we went to the press:



And then, like magic:



A close-up of my lines (ahem, the one about windows):



We split for lunch, and then we had the afternoon to make note cards in a typeface and theme of our desire. I made birthday cards using this typeface:



Ta-da: