918 LETTERPRESS

P R I N T E D Ephemera Show

CATALOG

Oct. 18th 2013 through Nov. 29th 2013 - Samford University

918 Letterpress Ephemera Show

The 918 Letterpress Ephemera Show will take place from Oct 18th through Nov 29th, 2013

at the Samford University Art Gallery in Birmingham, AL, USA.

Ephemera is defined as any transitory written or printed matter not meant to be retained

or preserved. Examples of letterpress printed ephemera include: posters, greeting cards,

pamphlets, postcards, tickets and zines.

The name of this show is based on the fact that letterpress wood and metal type is made .918

inches tall. If you know other letterpress enthusiasts please share information about this

show with them.

The show received well over 500 submissions from 203 letterpress artists in the United

States, Switzerland, UK, Australia, Canada, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Japan and Denmark.

129 submissions received acceptance into the show.

The jury selected one best of show and six honorable mentions. Awards are listed next to the

work in the catalog.

Jurors

Paul Moxon

Paul Moxon is a studio letterpress printer, internationally known consultant, instructor

and author of Vandercook Presses: Maintenance, History andResources. He is also editor of

the American Printing History Association Newsletter, prints for hire and publishes limited

edition books and broadsides under the imprint Fameorshame Press.

Sarah Bryant

Sarah Bryant is a letterpress printer and bookbinder specializing in the production of edi-

tioned artist’s books under her imprint, Big Jump Press. These books have been featured in

exhibitions around the United States and have been acquired by special collections libraries

internationally, including The Yale Arts Library, The Houghton Library at Harvard Univer-

sity, The New York Public Library and The Darling Bio-medical Library at UCLA. In 2011,

Bryant won the MCBA Prize for her book Biography. Bryant has taught book arts courses

for The University of Georgia, The University of Alabama MFA in the Book Arts Program,

and Wells College, where she was the Victor Hammer Fellow from 2008-2011. She currently

lives in Brighton, United Kingdom and teaches bookbinding and letterpress printing work-

shops there and across the United States.

Scott Fisk

Scott Fisk is the curator of the 918 Letterpress Ephemera Show. He is an American graphic

designer and educator who teaches at Samford University. His work is part of permanent

collections both in numerous galleries and in such museums as the National Archives. Scott

enjoys traveling with his wife Timarie who shares his peculiar interest in broadsides, ephem-

era, and antique printing processes. You can view Scott Fisk’s work at www.scottfisk.com.

Press Name: Jade Hoyer

Name: Jade HoyerMinneapolis, MN

Title(s): How Asian are you?

Press Name:Pressbound

Name:Melissa GruntkoskyBeverly, MA

Title(s): 2013 Letterpress Desk Calendar 2013 Letterpress Wall Calendar

Press Name:babyinktwice

Name:Dafi KühneZürich, Switzerland

Title(s): «ART/SOUP» «Definitiv Herbst»

Press Name:Brain Washing From Phone Towers Informational Pamphlets

Name:Sarah NichollsBrooklyn, NY

Title(s): Escape Wheel (Honorable Mention)Action at a Distance

Press Name:Lead Graffiti

Name:Ann LemonMohnton, PA

Title(s): We step on the toes of our fellowsChapter 3 “You may think him a silly fellow”

Press Name: Jade Hoyer

Name: Jade HoyerMinneapolis, MN

Title(s): How Asian are you?

Press Name:Two Left Hands Press

Name:Linda Stinchfield

Los Gatos, CA

Title(s): Ambition Distraction

Press Name:Jill Kambs

Name:Jill Kambs

Erie, PA

Title(s):An Unfair Life

Press Name:Indulgence Press

Name:Chip Schilling

Minneapolis, MN

Title(s): Ampersand Invite, Apokalupsis

Love Me Not Ampersand Invite

Press Name:Various

Name:Greg Bennett

York, PA

Title(s): Oliver Bennett Birth Announcement

Recharge Poster

Press Name:Studio 204

Name:Virgil Scott

Dallas, Texas

Title(s): Big Top

Press Name:Hooksmith Press

Name:Russell FrostLondonU.K.

Title(s): Give me Hops and Round RoundSold the Farm

Press Name:Kate Barber

Name:Kate BarberTuscaloosa, Alabama

Title(s):Farmers Market Broadside

Press Name:Bowerbox Press

Name:Val LucasMonkton MD

Title(s): Best Peacock Woodcut CardYo Momma Woodcut Card Snow Owl Woodcut Card

Press Name:Union Press

Name:Eli G. EpsteinSomerville, MA

Title(s): Union Square Farmers’ Market Bike Boston

Press Name: Fluid Ink Fine Letterpress of Australia

Name:Davina FarinolaPerth, Western Australia

Title(s): You Rock Greeting Card

Press Name:Hooksmith Press

Name:Russell FrostLondonU.K.

Title(s): Give me Hops and Round RoundSold the Farm

Press Name:Flowers & Fleurons

Name:John Christopher

Brighton UK

Title(s): Business Card

Press Name:Laura Brown

Name:Laura Brown

Minneapolis, MN

Title(s): Flyover Poster and Flyover Postcards

Press Name:Cleanwash

Name:Adam Trageser

Yardley, PA

Title(s): FZ Media Design Inc.

Press Name:None

Name:Jenna Rodriguez

Chicago, IL

Title(s): Girl

Press Name:DoubleMRanch Design

First and Last Name:Rowan Moore-Seifred

Everson WA

Title(s):Practice Healthy Skepticism

Know Your Future

Press Name:Galbreath Design

Name:Joe GalbreathMorgantown, WV

Title(s): McIntyre/Galbreath Save the Date: Foundry type on Gmund paper

Press Name:Jackson Creek Press

Name:Jeffrey MacklinON, Canada

Title(s): PCVS Show Poster Georgian Legend

Press Name:Littoral Press

Name:Lisa RappoportRichmond, CA

Title(s): Gilbert: Gilbert, Horses at Midnight without a MoonHass, Time and Materials

Press Name:Marlene Yuen

Name:Marlene YuenVancouver, BC Canada

Title(s): Gingerbread Blahs

Press Name:CRINK PRESS

Name:Taylor GuessBirmingham, AL

Title(s): Crink Press Doodle Pad Gmitro Wedding Package

Press Name:Jackson Creek Press

Name:Jeffrey MacklinON, Canada

Title(s): PCVS Show Poster Georgian Legend

Press Name:Cryptic Press

Name:BJ AlumbaughKnoxville, TN

Title(s): 'Alpha-Blox Hellcat'

Press Name:Artichoke Press

Name:Georgia A. Greeley

Saint Paul, MN

Title(s): Black Bird

Press Name:Thomas-Printers

Name:Kseniya Thomas

Carlisle PA

Title(s): Charles + Merrill Wedding Suite, Bob

+ Soledad Anniversary Invitation

Press Name:Thomas-Printers

Name:Kseniya Thomas

Carlisle PA

Title(s): Maxine Kumin Broadside

Press Name:Firebrand Press

Name:Lauren Faulkenberry

Solon, IA

Title(s): Devour

The Body as Instrument

Press Name:Hardy Letterpress

Name:Karen HardyPittsburgh, PA

Title(s): Dingbat Valentine The Leaden Army

Press Name:Bareback Press

Name:Quince Mountain & Danica Novgoro-doffBrooklyn, NY

Title(s):Lawrence WeschlerDavid Shields posterJ. J. Sullivan poster

Name:Mary KuperLondon, UK

Title(s): Poetry is a dame

Press Name:Homem do Saco

Name:Homem do SacoLisboaPortugal

Title(s): Bússola

Press Name:Glenn House, Sr.

Name:Glenn House, Sr.Gordo, AL

Title(s): One Earthquake

Press Name:Blush Publishing Ltd

Name:Jim Williams

FlintshireUnited Kingdom

Title(s): Churchhill

Press Name:Inklings

Name:Beth Weiss

Watertown, SD

Title(s): Circle of Friends

Press Name:Cabaret Typographie

Name:Mauro De Toffol

BellunoItaly

Title(s): Il Faut Se Mefier Des Mots (CT + Anonima Impressori)

Work

Press Name:Cabaret Typographie

Name:Mauro De Toffol

BellunoItaly

Title(s): Typo Ninfee

Press Name:re:press

Name:Elizabeth Herrmann

St. Petersburg, FL

Title(s): Blockout Zine, 1

Press Name:Huldra Press

Name:Marianne DagesPhiladelphia, PA

Title(s): Impossible Objects Small Fires No. 1

Press Name:Tipoteca (Cornuda, Italy)

Name:Meta NewhouseBozeman, Montana

Title(s): La Dolce VitaBicycle Thieves 8 and 1/2

Press Name:Marnie Blair

Name:Marnie BlairRed Deer, AlbertaCanada

Title(s): Moose Bike

Press Name:Kathleen

Name:FettersGordo, AL

Title(s): Mule Day 2010 Mule Day 2013

Press Name:David Umemoto

Name:David UmemotoMontreal, QCCanada

Title(s): Mutations

Press Name:Thomas & Brown

Name:Mark MoroneyOAK PARK, IL

Title(s): Spiral Make Ready

Greatest City Broadside

Press Name:Porchlight Press

Name:Nicole Standard

Burnaby, British ColumbiaCanada

Title(s): Heart

Press Name:Sin Nombre Press

Name:Anne Covell

Iowa City, IA

Title(s): Natural Order: A Game of Pairs

Press Name:Red Rooster Press

Name:Jeff Pulaski

Wichita Kansas

Title(s): Frederick Douglass

(Honorable Mention) Flip Side

Press Name:Red Rooster Press

Name:Jeff Pulaski

Wichita Kansas

Title(s): SPQR-Initialism

Press Name:Yifen

Name:Liu

Title(s): The Renaissance of the Warmth of Char-acters: History (Honorable Mention)Treasure, and Discoverys and Ho Hua Jen Print Exhibition - Eagles of Taiwan

Press Name:walking bird press

Name:Tara Bryan

Flatrock, NLCanada

Title(s): Look! attach

QueenType Pie

Press Name:Moonhead Studio

Name:Thomas ThielemannLenoir, NC

Title(s): Hombre Lobo (Honorable Mention)Joe Nathen vs. The Tucker

Press Name:Lush Ink

Name:Jeffrey LushLafayette, LA

Title(s): I Scream

Press Name:Mama's Sauce

Name:Brooks ChambersOrlando, FL

Title(s): Your Word, by Joe Alessio

Press Name:Caveworks Press

Name:Julie Russell-SteuartReinbeck, IA

Title(s): Insta Book No.1

Press Name:walking bird press

Name:Tara Bryan

Flatrock, NLCanada

Title(s): Look! attach

QueenType Pie

Press Name: The Sun Hill Press

Name: Darrell HyderNorth Brookfield, MA

Title(s): Press Anniversary Poster

Press Name:Pakaste-Warner Design

Name:Mervi Pakaste

Manhattan, KS

Title(s): Infinite Tales

Press Name:createdbykatehill

Name:Kate Hill

Nashville, TN

Title(s): Matthew 5:44

Press Name:Yes Ma'am Press

Name:Jaime ShaferArlington VA

Title(s): Nuclear Threats 3

Press Name:Starshaped Press

Name:Jennifer FarrellChicago, IL

Title(s): Urbs in Horto (Best of Show)It’s in the Grain

Press Name:Katrien Dellafaille

Name:Katrien DellafailleOost-VlaanderenBelgium

Title(s): Wedding invitation

Press Name:spike

Name:spike gascoigneLondon, UK

Title(s): MWM Zine (Honorable Mention)

Press Name:spike

Name:Spike GascoigneLondon, UK

Title(s): Don’t Worry (wood cut)Last Orders (lino cut)

Press Name:BREDpress

Name:Ned Drew

Newark, NJ

Title(s): Seasons

Press Name:Egremont Press

Name:Gordon ChestermanCambridgeshireUK

Title(s): Baldwin’s Pills poster

Press Name:Art House Press

Name:Catherine Jackson

Wichita,KS

Title(s): Little Red Bus

Start Here

Press Name:LUFTKATZE design

Name:TAMAKI HIRAKAWA

Tokyo JAPAN

Title(s): IROHA-UTA

JAPANIES LETTERSIZE

Press Name:BREDpress

Name:Ned Drew

Newark, NJ

Title(s): Currency Series

(Honorable Mention)Ludd System Poster

Press Name:Levi Sherman Designs

Name:Levi Sherman

Chicago, IL

Title(s): Manifesto of Aesthetic Intervention

Press Name:BREDpress

Name:Ned Drew

Newark, NJ

Title(s): Seasons

Press Name:Southpaw Printers

Name:Steve VarvaroScarborough, NY

Title(s): Thanksgiving

Press Name:Two Tone Press

Name:Michelle & Angie DreherKansas City, MO

Title(s): Phantom of the High Seas Escape From Extinction Shutter Stock

Press Name:L'Imprimerie d'Hôtel Rustique

Name:McCloud ZICMUSEBrusselsBELGIUM

Title(s): Onigiri Set Pizza Puppet invitation

Press Name:Olfactory Press

Sarah M. SmithLebanon, NH

Title(s): Should Cards: Dating

Press Name:Marginalia Press

Name:Jaime Shafer

Washington DC

Title(s): Superstition

Superstition Broadside Detail

Press Name:You Look Like The Right Type

Name:Mark Addison SmithNew York, NY

Title(s): September 12, 2010

Press Name:Pomegranate Letterpress + Design

Name:Joe Borges

Oakville, Canada

Title(s): This Country by Stompin’ Tom Connors, on wood veneer

with a worn out hole to represent his “stomping” abilities Group of Seven Canadiana Cards, with funny lines inside

Press Name:Marginalia Press

Name:Jaime Shafer

Washington DC

Title(s): Superstition

Superstition Broadside Detail

Press Name:Minor Avenue Productions

Name:Karen CarciaIowa City, IA

Title(s): Support Your Local Hive

Press Name:Steam Whistle Letterpress

Name:Brian StuparykCincinnati Ohio

Title(s): Thank You Card

Press Name:Aviary Press

Name:Megan Adie

FrederiksbergDenmark

Title(s): Sydney

Press Name:POINT JAUNE museum

Name:Martin AmstutzSt.GallenSwitzerland

Title(s): Wochenblatt N° 763 Wochenblatt N° 765 (Honorable Mention)

Press Name:Pushmepullyou Press

Name:Michael KelleyPortland, OR

Title(s): Word PlayFacing PagesBillie

Press Name:Auburn University Graphic Design

Name:Kyle Wherry

Address: Auburn, AL

Title(s): Wanderlust