Handpress master class in New Zealand

on 13 & 14 August I was invited to give a master class in handpress printing at The Printing Museum in Wellington, New Zealand. The brief was to damp handmade paper, set a small poem in type, print it on the Albion handpress in black with a red title - running off a small edition of ten copies for each of the attendees. Here they are, from left (photo by Michael Curry), John Clemens, Terrie Reddish, Dan Tait-Jamieson, Alan Loney, Meredith Paterson, Brendan O'Brien, Nicki Francis, Annette O'Sullivan - as you can see, it was a cool day in the Hutt Valley, it seemed not to dampen anyone's spirits over the weekend - 

here is the press itself (tho it's really to show off my CODEX Australia apron!) with photo by Meredith Paterson -

more photos, this time by Terrie Reddish - first, plane & lock up in the forme - 

inking up, with the outer edge of the roller dry and running on bearers - 

and how to put the printed & damped sheet into the plastic bag - ON your hand, not in it!