Author Archives: Michael Shanahan

Uncovering The Hidden World of Mail-Art

Have you ever received mail from a friend from a far away place? Maybe hand-drawn illustrations, collage, or other various materials used on the outside of your letter? Chances are this is mail art. To sum it up: mail art is anything you can attach a postage stamp to and mail! That’s it! Here in San Francisco we [...]

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Michael Shanahan
Creator and Editor for Strange Cessation Publications (www.strangecessation.com) & GEMS Music & Arts Magazine, and current SFCB Volunteer 2011.

Grendl And Her Spooky Third Thursday Open House: Halloween Edition

Hi bookish fans! I just wanted to give a gouly shout out to everyone who attended last Thursday night’s open studio slash Halloween party. All were aghast as we demonstrated letterpress printing for our unwitting guests. I’m pretty sure Grendl Löfkvist (our high demo priestess), clad in all black, didn’t even dress up specially for [...]

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Michael Shanahan
Creator and Editor for Strange Cessation Publications (www.strangecessation.com) & GEMS Music & Arts Magazine, and current SFCB Volunteer 2011.