by Lauren | Feb 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Last week I had the pleasure of working at Longwood University in Farmville, VA (or “FarmVegas” as my art peeps call it). Not only is the studio state of the art and filled with light, but it has my pal Kerri Cushman, who is an uber-talented book artist...
by Lauren | Apr 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I had a special visitor. He could only stay for a day, since he had a tight schedule, but we packed a lot into his visit. Flat Stanley was curious about letterpress printing and book binding, so I taught him a few tricks.We went over the basics. Then Stanley...
by Lauren | Jan 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sometimes we get so comfortable in our home territory that we forget that we don’t have to travel far to find adventure. I’m guilty of this too, of course, and it usually takes a visit from a friend to remind me to go poking around in my own neighborhoods....
by Lauren | Mar 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
we should have broken the bottle on the press’s cheek This story begins with a 130 year-old orphan (at right, in back). What does one do with a 2,000-pound printing press when one no longer has space for it? This particular press (a Washington hand press) stands...
by Lauren | Mar 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Well, I’m back. After a long hiatus of many days (let’s not talk numbers) through the frigid winter months, I am emerging from my den. This might make me a little like the groundhog who has been living under my house all winter, chewing on the floor joists...
by Lauren | Jul 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
People sometimes ask me if nature inspires my work. Sometimes it does. Sometimes not in the way you’d think. I’m gearing up to go to a miniature book conference in August, and I’m pretty excited about it–mainly because this is way out of my...