We’ve been playing with a new base from which to print. We produced a broadside using Lead Graffiti’s “Shahn Torn” typeface and an Edgar Allan Poe quote. We were also using some of our “ink pulls” that we’ve been collecting from the initial stage of cleaning the ink off of our Vandercook after a run. Here are four more that we especially liked.

I love the intrusion into readability on the third one.

⬇ Below shows an image of me working on the bed of our #5 Washington iron hand press, looking at one of the ink pulls, figuring out which way to turn it to best interact with the type.

⬇ This image shows me aligning the pull to the type before printing.

⬇ Below is a large image of #3 above so you can see the impact of the ink pull with the inking.