This letterpress printed broadside commemorates artist Audrey Niffenegger’s October 2005 visit to Third Place Books, in celebration of the commercial printing of her artist’s book The Three Incestuous Sisters.
The illustration and typography are Audrey’s, which I composed into this layout and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates on Magani Pescia paper using a Vandercook SP-15 press. The “red hair” is a piece of thread, which I sewed by hand on a sunny day onto each of the 150 prints in the edition.
Third Place is an independent book store that brings national and local authors in to do free public readings. A few times a year they dedicate a budget to produce a special limited edition letterpress printed broadside for these events. (Read about the series.)
Client: Third Place Books (October 2005)
Size: 7.25 x 18.25 inches
Letterpress Printer: Amy E. Redmond