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About Letterpress Printing

Letterpress printing is a relief printing process in which inked type, engravings or cuts are pressed against (or kiss) a substrate (paper, chipboard, etc...), leaving an impression much like a stamp. The inherent charm of this method lies in the imperfections and hand-printed nature of the process, which makes each print slightly different, a far cry from the automated approach of modern-day printing, which aims for no variances from one print to the next. This definition is partially borrowed from an older version of the Starshaped Press Web site - http://www.starshaped.com

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More Hatch Show Print Vids and Notes

So in a rare act of exploring You Tube I found some more Hatch Videos with Jim Sherraden talking about the letterpress process. This first one is a pretty nice one from a North Carolina television station in 1991, and then a newer one below. Again, Jim’s talking about “preservation through production”. This first video clearly illustrates that even nearly twenty years later Jim doesn’t tire of talking about Hatch, printing, and the letterpress and wood-carving process. Not only is Hatch an institution, Jim’s an institution, as well. The last video here is especially cool, because it really puts Jim in more of a craftsperson, rather than a spokesperson, light. Enjoy.

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