Foiled by the weather

©2019 Barry Smith - The Heart That - 48 point Elongated Anglo Saxon lead type

We knew by the weather forecast that it was not going to be an outdoor working day - glad I put in the set of stairs down from the boardwalk to the back of the sculpture terraces yesterday. So I did plan to do art work - it is Friday.

My plan was to finish the last bit of drilling on the vertical scroll artists' book; and then finish grinding and polishing the brass bits of both the scroll books. It was not to be - after setting up the grinder and starting the process we had one huge downpour of rain and it now has been raining on and off all day. The rain was driving in under the covered area where I was working.  So the bits for polishing sit on the grinding bench until another fine day.

©2019 Barry Smith - Scroll cases to be plotted another day

Fiona was working away in the the Deckled Edge Press studio; so I decided to join her. S I chose my quotes for the two scrolls, chose my type and did the set up in preparation for printing them both on Saturday or Sunday.

A few photos of the process follow.  Choosing the quotes and then checking to see if one has enough of the chosen type to print the quote. In some of our type draws we have heaps of type but in the wood type draws and some of the very interesting lead type there is not always an abundance.

©2019 Barry Smith - Three quotes chosen - even the scrawled ink got wet walking from the house to the studio - checking the number of letters required to print the Kirstin Hannah quote - note that I needed 6 s - there are 6 but one is damaged - bit broken off the length so I will need to pack that out

©2019 Barry Smith - Wood type - a simple san serif - 72 point

©2019 Barry Smith - The Hannah quote roughly set in a galley tray - note one short s in compassion

©2019 Barry Smith - The Tao Te Ching quote set in a composing stick using 48 point Elongated Anglo Saxon - love this type.

Both the scrolls will be printed on one of our old galley presses - I will calling on Fiona for assistance there - much more experienced.