bookish lady

My excuse for not blogging more this summer: I spent most of it in Paris, relishing the time away from my laptop.  The Musée des Lettres et Manuscrits was probably my favorite new discovery.  I had just finished the second book of Proust’s A la recherche du temps perdu (en anglais, bien sûr!), so I […]

I just joined the Union of Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts, which I found out about from my friend Anthony.
They’re giving a talk in NY on May 18, which it pained me to realize I cannot attend, argh!

I collaborated with Anthony of Dirty Pictures to make these limited edition letterpress posters for the Fenton Street Market.  We experimented by carving Anthony’s drawing of an intrepid cyclist out of balsa wood and printing with that.  Here are his excellent photos of the process:

Carving and printing the balsa wood image

Type and the […]

Several classes are coming up at Pyramid Atlantic in Silver Spring, MD in the next few months.  Here’s a list.  Register online here.  Note the wedding invitations class begins soon so if you’re interested, sign up now!

Introduction to Letterpress, weeknights
2 Wednesdays, May 12 + 26, 6-9pm
A small group workshop for beginners who want an introduction […]

I’ve been helping my friend Leslie develop her idea for a pop-up shadowbox.  We began with these photos of a Victorian aquarium pop-up:

Here are some of our early prototypes:

I’ll post some of our later versions soon.

The 2010 Letterpress Calendar to benefit Pyramid Atlantic is on sale, and there are only a few left!  Get one now here.

Join me at Handmade Mart’s Holiday Shop-N-Stroll this Saturday in Silver Spring, MD!
It’s going to be an all-out holiday shopping extravaganza outdoors in Downtown Silver Spring near the Borders Books and the fountain.  Don’t miss it!  I’ll be set up with Patty of Bookwyrms Art and Yarrow of Meno Knits.
Saturday December 5, 2009
10 am […]

I have a few letterpress pieces in a show opening this Friday at The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at Smith Farm Center.  This great little gallery near 17th and U St NW in Washington, DC is run by my pal Brooke.  The show opens December 4 (6pm-8pm) and runs through December 24.

Internationally recognized print […]

Here’s one of the projects that kept me busy in the summer and fall:
I printed the book “What Matters” for Judy Byron.  Check out the opening tomorrow at Nevin Kelly!

From the Nevin Kelly blog:
Local artists Sondra N. Arkin and Judy Byron have teamed up to create a collaborative work of art and they need your […]

I’m teaching three small group workshops at Pyramid Atlantic in the next few months–if you’ve been wanting to learn, this is a great time!

Intro to Letterpress Workshop: Saturday, August 15, 2009
A small group workshop for beginners or those wanting a refresher will take place on August 15 from 10am-4pm. The workshop will cover how […]