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It was designed for a little festival in Cardigan run by fforest, a camp and events company in West Wales and Caught by the River, who organise music based events at lots of festivals and run a lovely website around music, countryside, writing and poetry.
Printed letterpress in three colours and here is the description by Nick Hand: " It was printed on a FAG Swiss proof 40, a letterpress proofing press. Ink hand mixed (until it looked right). The background image is printed in two hits and then the darker image around the boat a third colour and the lettering all printed from wood type printed in two further passes. The illustration printed from zinc blocks."
Design and print is by Nick Hand at The Letterpress Collective in Bristol.
This Letterpress Collective started a couple of years ago after the last letterpress printer in Bristol quietly closed it's doors. They now have a Heidelberg Windmill Platen, a Stephenson Blake proofing press, various Adana's together with a collection wood and lead type. Put this all together with a lovely workspace and experienced compositors and printers and you have a thriving environment for creativity - and education, as they run courses as well!
Do have a look at their site:
www.theletterpresscollective.orgThe Letterpress Collective, Studio 31 Centrespace, 6 Leonard Lane, Bristol BS1 1EA
You can buy these beautiful posters here: http://theletterpresscollective.org/shop
http://www.departmentofsmallworks.co.uk/
Posted by Justin Hobson 10.09.2015
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