Letterpress books arts portland maine

This past saturday was a glorious 55degree day in southern maine, so my husband and i decided to get outside and enjoy the great combinati. Letterpress books is family owned, a member of the american booksellers assoc. Portland maine city map portland maine art print portland maine poster portland maine map art united states of america poster jack travel jacktravelmap 5 out of. Portland museum of art maines oldest and largest art museum. Riverton is home to several historic sites, including the westbrook college historic district, the location of the university of new englands portland campus. Portland is a small seaside city with a high concentration of shops, restaurants, museums, galleries, tours and many things to see and do. We make original art maps, landscape prints, cards, hand drawn and sustainably printed and shipped out to you from our studio. Pickwick independent press is a fine art printmaking shop in the heart of the arts district of downtown portland, maine. Rebecca goodale, usm center for book arts, glickman library, po box 9300, portland me 041039300. Letterpress books thrives in portland, maine the american. The school for bookbinding arts is dedicated to teaching the craft of bookbinding in conjunction with its allied arts such as papermaking, paper marbling, letterpress printing, and calligraphy.

Cobranding with letterpress pdx on back of cards is a great way to not only get a discount on your project, but also show your clients that you work with and support local business and that your piece is handmade in portland oregon. Letterpress printing was the normal form of printing text from its invention by johannes gutenberg in the mid15th century until the 19th century and remained in wide use for books and other uses until the second half of the 20th century. If prints dead, nobody told the bookworms bdn maine. Please contact with any questions and refer to the wells college updates on covid19 for the campus community page for more information. Portland is located on a peninsula in casco bay on the southern maine coast approximately 100 miles 161 km north of boston, massachusetts. Letterpress books a new indie bookstore for portland, maine. Letterpress prints, maps, fine art, typography, printing. Named a 2016 yankee editors pick for best iconic state attraction. The mission of alice james books is to seek out and publish the best. Prior to opening his own studio, he worked for several well known printing establishments, including stinehour press in lunenberg, vermont and anthoensen press in portland. Sparkle press is a is a portlandbased letterpress studio that focuses on unique stationery and. The two artists, with deep roots in portland, share equipment and expertise in the fields of printmaking, bookbinding and letterpress printing. Prints free delivery possible on eligible purchases. This exhibit planned to show an array of artists books from current students in rebecca goodales spring 2020 class, art 399 the printed book, along with an eclectic display of topics and book formats from.

Her work has been featured in the art section, sculpture magazine, artnewengland, the boston sunday globe, wgbh tvs greater boston arts, and maine. Exhibition at portland public library, boundless possibilities 2. As an indie publisher, the locals have always held a special place for me, since i schlepped my first book. Greater portland booksauthors saturday 627 new growth. Dunstan press, letterpress printing, west scarborough. Custom wedding invitations and birth announcements. Letterpress printing, letterpress wedding invitations, letterpress stationery, 4color printing, letterheads, business cards, posters, embossing, diecutting. We believe that nothing sharpens the eye of a bookbinder more than gaining handson knowledge of all the processes that go into the making of a. If you need a book and they dont have it in the store you can order it. Galleries abound in the arts district, as do restaurants and watering holes. We are members of the american booksellers association, of neiba, new england independent booksellers assoc. In fort williams park, just four miles from downtown portland, maines oldest lighthouse commissioned by george washington, no less guards the harbor.

Taggart objects conservation 644 five islands road georgetown, me 04548 2073712099 ten. Letterpress books, now celebrating 6 12 years in business, is family owned. The story takes place here in portland, with engrossing detail on the police investigation, uncovering layers of crime. The portland museum of art sits in congress square across from the eastland park hotel and next to the childrens museum of maine. Delve into the legacy of book arts with classes in letterpress, book structures, digital design, and publishing, covering both traditional techniques and new technologies.

All participants are required to have the following tool kit. I was looking for an independent bookstore shortly after moving to maine and i discovered letterpress. Portraits of six maine organic farms, reading by author peter felsenthal, 2 p. In a digital world of fastmoving pixels and fading photocopies, letterpress stands alone. Vintage typewriters dangle from one wall of the lobby, while behind the registration desk youll find blocks of. Greater portland booksauthors saturday 620 lizzie borden on trial, reading by local author joseph conforti, 2 p. Services also include hotstamp printing, letterpress and screen printing. Letterpress books 91 auburn st, north deering, portland, me yelp. Museum of printing presses, letterpress classifieds, printers yellow pages, and vintage postscript artwork for download. He has taught fine art and graphic design courses and workshops at various institutions throughout the us. If your preferred mode of transit is of the two wheel variety, youre in luck. Stir in the twisted political issues and you have a recipe for intrigue. Applicants should email a letter of interest and their resume to the editorial assistant, darrian church at.

Letterpress printing is a technique of relief printing using a printing press, a process by which many copies are produced by repeated direct impression of an inked, raised surface against sheets or a continuous roll of paper. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. We offer personlized tutoring in letterpress, intaglio, relief, silkscreen, and more. Please consult government travel advisories before booking. Beyond that is maines spectacular midcoast region, encompassing harbors, ocean, mountains and beautiful natural landscapes. A worker composes and locks movable type into the bed or chase of a press, inks it, and presses paper against it to transfer the ink from the type which creates an. Master printer david wolfe founded wolfe editions, a letterpress and fine art printing studio with educational programming in portland, maine in 1997. The press is located in space studios, a community of 35 active professional artists. It has more than 65,000 inhabitants making it the largest city in maine. The maine project for fine art conservation project meac 142 high street portland, me 04101 2078711678 gro. Acadia national park augusta, me bangor, me greetings from maine maine travel ads maps of maine portland, me show more.

As of april 24, 2020, the summer institute 2020 program has been canceled. Dunstan press, letterpress printing, west scarborough maine. Longfellow books indie bookstore and literary gathering spot. Dunstan press letterpress printing merges classic typefaces and traditional printing methods with a love of history to create crisp, beautifully designed print pieces that will last a lifetime. Text letterpress printed at ascensius press in bar mills. Editions and strong arm bindery, owned and operated by maine craftswomen, lisa pixley and martha kearsley. Killingsworth street, studio c, portland, oregon 97217. Visit the museum in the keepers house and picnic in the park. Letterpress books portland 2020 all you need to know. Portland, maine casco bay view of the portland head lighthouse lantern press. This past saturday was a glorious 55degree day in southern maine, so. They also offer some terrific art work by local artists displayed. We have presses and equipment for intaglio, relief, letterpress, silkscreen, and. The arts district centers around congress street, which runs through the center of the city.

I have never been disappointed with a recommendation and my. The school for bookbinding arts school for book binding arts. Em space book arts center was started in the spring of 2008 in a small studio in portland, oregon. Once the offices of maines largest newspaper, the portland press herald, the sevenstory gannett building in downtown portland is now home to a marriott autograph collection property that any journalist or lover of print would be delighted to call home. Delve into the legacy of book arts with classes in letterpress, book structures, digital design, and publishing, covering both traditional techniques and new. Dunstan press, letterpress printing, custom letterpress. Dunstan press, letterpress printing, scarborough maine. Our goal is to provide our community with stellar customer servic check out letterpress books a new indie bookstore for portland, maine on indiegogo.