This next Sunday, March 2nd, King's Books in Tacoma will be hosting a printer's Wayzgoose in honor of Small Press Month. A Wayzgoose was the traditional name for a late Summer celebration hosted by a master printer for his press workmen. Today, the "harvest goose feast" has given way to regional gatherings of letterpress and book artists as an opportunity to promote the printing arts and their work. On Sunday, organizers are bringing in a large steamroller to make large 3 x 4' wood and linocuts in the street at King's Books. Hey, if it's big and can apply pressure to a flat surface, it's printmaking. I guess it was just cheaper to rent a steamroller than it was an elephant. Come see this free event and meet a lot of these Puget Sound area letterpress printers and book artists at King's Books, from noon to 4pm, March 2nd. 218 St. Helen's Ave. in Tacoma. View link above and here for more information. http://www.exit133.com/2873/exit133-video-steamroller-printing
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Glad to see this in the Puget Sound region. The San Francisco Center for the Book has an event like this, complete with steamroller prints from really big linoleum blocks, every summer. Amazing to watch.
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