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in several ways.
the most obvious way that my life has changed today is that it was my last day of working at hatch show print. my life - my weekly routine no longer includes entering this shop for three days at a time and having the honor and privilege and joy of working with a historical archive of wooden and lead letterpress type. so ends a period of my life that has forever affected the way i design and will design. at least on a regular basis...
today my life has been changed by a man who has blessed me with his teaching, his influence, his friendship and his offer to allow me to come back to the shop at any time to work on any future projects.
this same friend has also affected my life by sharing with me the story and works of one of his own mentors/influences. i took interest in a certain print that i had often seen laying about jim's various piles of work. i asked to purchase this print today and instead had this particular poster gifted to me. jim proceeded to explain to me and megan that this particular print was his tribute to Hendrik Werkman. Werkman was a dutch printmaker who was executed by the nazi's just three days before holland's liberation for distributing jewish children's poems. he was a pioneer in many modern printmaking techniques, and what survived of his work is GORGEOUS! and therefor this will be the next book i purchase:
jim's print was modeled after an existing hatch print, but reads "print werkman" in a motif that is repeated 2 times horizontally but each time is handbrayered in a different color. the amazing thing is that jim was able to exhibit this print in Werkman's hometown.
just a quick skimming of the book floored me and i cannot wait to consume the entire thing over and over again.
damn. i'm going to miss this place. and the people that inhabit it. and the history that permeates it. and the lessons in life and art one can learn here.
and... and...
i have decided that today has served as confirmation that i MUST continue to pursue printmaking. no matter if my degree says graphic design or printmaking, prick me and i will bleed printer's ink.
the most obvious way that my life has changed today is that it was my last day of working at hatch show print. my life - my weekly routine no longer includes entering this shop for three days at a time and having the honor and privilege and joy of working with a historical archive of wooden and lead letterpress type. so ends a period of my life that has forever affected the way i design and will design. at least on a regular basis...
today my life has been changed by a man who has blessed me with his teaching, his influence, his friendship and his offer to allow me to come back to the shop at any time to work on any future projects.
this same friend has also affected my life by sharing with me the story and works of one of his own mentors/influences. i took interest in a certain print that i had often seen laying about jim's various piles of work. i asked to purchase this print today and instead had this particular poster gifted to me. jim proceeded to explain to me and megan that this particular print was his tribute to Hendrik Werkman. Werkman was a dutch printmaker who was executed by the nazi's just three days before holland's liberation for distributing jewish children's poems. he was a pioneer in many modern printmaking techniques, and what survived of his work is GORGEOUS! and therefor this will be the next book i purchase:
jim's print was modeled after an existing hatch print, but reads "print werkman" in a motif that is repeated 2 times horizontally but each time is handbrayered in a different color. the amazing thing is that jim was able to exhibit this print in Werkman's hometown.
just a quick skimming of the book floored me and i cannot wait to consume the entire thing over and over again.
damn. i'm going to miss this place. and the people that inhabit it. and the history that permeates it. and the lessons in life and art one can learn here.
and... and...
i have decided that today has served as confirmation that i MUST continue to pursue printmaking. no matter if my degree says graphic design or printmaking, prick me and i will bleed printer's ink.