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"There aren’t many people who do what I do," said Ms. Sherman, explaining that what she does is an artform in which ideas are translated into fine handset letterpress.
"I print what matters to me," said Ms Sherman. After an apprenticeship with the legendary printer, Dikko Faust in New York City she returned to Seattle and for 10 years has worked under the imprint Bremelo Press.
The process works like this: Ms. Sherman will draw out a "raw sketch." This is the skeleton of the project. It will then be typeset by hand, may be tweaked during press check, and after "sign off", printed on the vintage presses: a 104 year old Chandler & Price and a Vandercook proof press from the late 1960’s.
The small, bright, first floor studio, is filled with paper, including 100% cotton paper from the oldest mill in Italy, hanging from the walls. There are cabinet cases full of metal type: English serifs, French italics and American wood type from Hamilton Type in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
"By working in this medium," Ms. Sherman stated, "I maintain a sense of place and safeguard future access to what is special and original."
Now Showing At Bremelo Press: The Blog
Follow Master printer Lynda Sherman on her blog as she shares behind-the- scenes news and information from her print studio at Bremelo Press.
Visit Bremelo Press, during Saturday Artwalk
Starting June 12th, 2010:
every second Saturday of the month
12-5pm in Seattle's Central District