printing press

Polymer Plate Making for Letterpress

Posted on December 3, 2019November 30, 2019 by BookLifeStudio

This month I completed the Polymer Plate classes taught by book artist, Lars Kim, at the San Francisco Center for the Book.

Press Installation

Posted on October 26, 2019October 26, 2019 by BookLifeStudio

Last week, the majority of the press equipment and type was moved from storage into the studio.

Single Sheet Letterpress Book

Posted on August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 by BookLifeStudio

I took a class at the SF Center for the Book and learned how to make a single-page, folded book.

Pedigree of a Vandercook Press

Posted on January 31, 2019January 30, 2019 by BookLifeStudio

Pedigree of a Vandercook Press: Below are some photos of how my new Vandercook Universal III was carefully crated and shipped from the fine arts press of Stephen F. Austin State University. It arrives this Friday.

Video of Book Studio Progress

Posted on January 21, 2019January 16, 2019 by BookLifeStudio

This is a video of the book studio progress from the first of December 2019. There is a full basement underneath with stairs in the back and a wide open space for lifting heavy equipment down into the basement.

Ted Salkin’s Amazing Printing Collection

Posted on January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by BookLifeStudio

A couple months ago, my husband and I drove two and a half hours away to Healdsburg. Then we went off on a dirt road, off the grid, and into the hills to meet Ted Salkin and view his printing press collection.