Cape cod photos

Hydrangeas are in bloom as well as sweet pink roses and very tall day lilies. Playing with photo apps again.

1796 Coonamessett Inn, lovely Cape Cod Inn was a farm. The original farmhouse is still there and is part of the office for the Inn.

 

Blogging from the road

Had a blog post ready to go and lost it, so will try again. Hopefully will have some Cape Cod photos before I leave. Here is a photo from the airport, processed through photo app.

 

 

First run on the C & P

Setting up to print title page of my BAO book

Inking the plate, an art in itself

First run of 30,  just to be sure to have enough

First part done, short an E to be able to print entire title

Afternoon sun coming in 

Second part done, whew!  Lever mechanics needs some more cleaning and adjusting before the next run

The Queen is entertained

The entertainment!

Sunday Squee

New kittens in the Papa Chair

Experimenting with blue oil base ink 

Testing print my title for BAO 

Sisters playing

The kittens are here!  Two sisters with similar coloring but very different.  They managed the night in the bathroom very well with little crying and are already exploring everything they can get to.  DH picked one up and was cuddling her.  She climbed up to the top of the pillow on his chair and after checking out everything from her perch, snuggled in and went to sleep.    Blogger keeps moving the photos, so I give up.   Did some test prints yesterday with new oil based inks I found on clearance at wonderful art store in Orlando last weekend.  I am very happy with the result.  Just wish I had another E so I could print entire title in one run!  Challenges are good.   

First post from IPad

 

This is a test post from the IPad using Blogsy. Photo is taken at the hotel a few minutes ago and run through Moku HD photo app. Too cool!

 

 

Toadally Chuffed!

Is it May already?  It can't be!  Well here is what I've been up to apart from work and battling mice.  

Restoration of the 1915 C&P is complete

Here Jeremy and I are leveling the platen

Sorting and cleaning

First plate printed on restored C&P

Restoration is complete on the Panama Publishing Museum 1915 Chandler & Price Printing Press!  The photo of the first printing doesn't look like much, but I am very proud of it.  Printing old worn plates isn't the easiest thing to do.   I used some Buddy magic on this one.  I could not have completed this undertaking without Jeremy and Buddy's help and am very grateful for their support.   I would also like to thank Mr. Rob Rosner, St. Andrews CRA Director, for supplying new rollers, trucks and gauge pins!   Ms. Hanna Ross for her boundless enthusiasm and encouragement.  

Ah, take a breath.  So much to learn.  So far to go.  So much dust and dirty scattered type.  I've signed up for Ladies of Letterpress conference in Asheville this Fall and a platen press class afterword at the Bookworks.  Committed to this new adventure.  The journey begins with a single step, and then another..

Exploration

So I've been exploring with paper on water.  I was shocked to learn how quickly paper sinks!  My first attempt was from my kayak on a pretty windy day.  The paper sank before I could maneuver the kayak in place to photograph it.   So,  how to keep the paper from sinking so fast!  Starch was an obvious candidate.  While I was rummaging in the cabinets for the laundry starch, I found Fabric Stiffy!  If the starch wouldn't work, then surely Fabric Stiffy would.  Humm....

View from the kayak

Sunk paper

with starch

Interesting

With Fabric Stiffy

Paper boats float nicely!

Fairy Ring

Looking for the fairies

The Queen