We were thrilled to welcome Kseniya Thomas and Jessica White, the original Ladies of Letterpress, to SFCB to tell the story of how their online letterpress community started, and where they are headed. Eager attendees filled the studio space, sitting on the chase beds of Vandercooks and leaning on drawers of lead type. Everyone enjoyed [...]
Love this “book” of double-needle coptic-bound pennies by Kate Black. Found on her flickr.
I love this Moleskine journal made into an accordion. A delightfully simple sculptural altered book. By Federico Mazzoni, featured on the Moleskine site gallery.
For nearly twelve years, we have been lucky enough to have master printmaker Rik Olson as an SFCB instructor. Making the journey down from Sebastopol every few months, he brings a vast wealth of knowledge about all things illustration. In his own words, Rik has built a career “specializing in wood engraving, scratchboard, pen& ink, [...]
Once again, we’re on for squid printing at the Earth Day Extravaganza on April 23! The stars of the show will be two big, beautiful Pacific Humboldt squid donated from the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. We’ll be inking them up and laying them out on paper to create one-of-a-kind imprints of their [...]
Today SFCB’s favorite bespectacled, bearded intern Trevor spent the morning cranking out some sweet posters for his upcoming art opening, Prism Vision, this Friday at NO, 389 Valencia, 8pm. Just look at that wild layout of triangle dingbats!
Last summer we hosted a panel discussion called “Letterpress as a Business,” featuring some of our favorite local printers: Joel Benson of Dependable Letterpress, Norman Clayton of Classic Letterpress, Susie Gelbron of Carrot & Stick Press, Patrick Reagh of Patrick Reagh Printers Inc., and John Sullivan of Logos Graphics. John hosted the panel, leading us [...]
Letterpress Printers, Bookbinders, Paper Makers, Tinkerers, Poets, Graphic Designers, Wood Carvers, Book Enthusiasts of All Stripes: Welcome to the San Francisco Center for the Book’s new blog! Here we will share the wide, varied, and wonderful world of the book arts with you. We hope you’ll join us as we explore the projects, programs, workshops, [...]