Rustnstuff: 02/20

Friday, February 28, 2020

Paper and bone

Whilst we are still in the thick of moving the letterpress studio I wanted to grab a couple of hours to do a bit of creative stuff. The easy option was to finish some paper and bone earrings that had been in progress.

The paper earrings are a collaboration between Fiona and I. Fiona did the peace and love calligraphy on something like 800gsm scraps of rag paper. I dyed one lot purple; and them cut the pieces up into approximately 10mm squares. The paper in the earrings is offset with silver and crystals

With the bone I just wanted to use the natural forms of some small bones - cut into about 8mm slices. The bone is completed by solid silver beads.

It was nice to step out of the demands of moving for a little while.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Soft overnight rain has its beauty

We have had a lot of rainy days lately; and it is raining again as I blog. This morning I was able to walk and only encountered one light drizzle. The upside of the drizzle is the way the water clings to the flowers - tiny clear pieces of crystal covering surfaces. I never cease to enjoy the beauty of droplets clinging to blossoms and leaves.

And a bit of a bonus - feathers

I arrived home refreshed by the natural beauty on the walk.

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Getting there

The presses are in place; and much of the heavy work has been done; but there is still a long way to go. Below are a few images of the home of Decklededge Press so far.

Today we purchased more storage from IKEA; so that means more assembling work during the week before we can complete the move and transition of the letterpress studio.

Friday, February 21, 2020

Moving

Fiona and I are moving our letterpress press-studio (Decklededge Press) into town - into a commercial space. It will mean we are able to spread out the printing equipment and operate more efficiently and hopefully effectively.

The studio in the shed was looking quite bare this morning as we had moved the type cabinets, trestles, storage cabinets, about 80 draws of type etc etc on Tuesday.

Today was the day to move the presses. Moving the Lightning Jobber Press was a very heavy and slightly challenging task.

We are now in the process of getting it all sorted. We will share a few photos on that on Sunday after we have had more time to find new homes for things.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Gorgeous welcome to the morning and other bits

The light show across the eastern horizon only lasted about twenty minutes; but it did justify getting up before 5.30am.

The other little fragments from the early morning walk brought a sense of delight and calm.

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Oils aint oils!!!

It would be hard to classify oiling decks as a creative pursuit. We had got behind on our Jan-Feb maintenance because of rain. Because Saturday and Sunday were dry and next week looks dodgy I spent much of the weekend washing down decks and then applying oil. It is good to have that task off the to do list.

Fiona is giving the letterpress studio a good going over. On one of my passing visits I paused to appreciate the industrial beauty of a aspects of a couple of the presses.