Last week I spent a hands-on day at the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, WI. What a great day! For all you typophiles (yes, there’s actually a forum for you), Hamilton is the largest collection of wood type, wood cuts and historic printing machines in the world. It’s a fully functional museum, which means artists, […]
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Wednesday Webs: The Gales of November
November is well upon us. What is it they say, the gales of November? I think of this on my morning walks when the air feels dark and the wind has sharpened. On a cozier note, November also initiates the season of togetherness. We tuck ourselves in, light a fire, and begin planning for the holidays. Just what are the gales […]
The Nostalgia of Chalkboard
I asked my father-in-law to make me a chalkboard for my birthday. Isn’t it cool? You can’t see it in this picture, but the bottom portion of the frame is a storage box for the chalk and eraser. I love it! Chalkboard art is everywhere these days. Maybe it’s because we no longer use these […]
Wednesday Webs: The Art of the Ampersand
Ampersands are the funnest typographical character (even more than the letter A, which I also love). And because I’m using an ampersand in an upcoming project, I’ve been obsessing over them wherever I can find them. An ampersand a day, each a different style: 300 & 65 ampersands. Ampersand Shop has cool things for your home. […]
Hamilton Wood Type Preserves a Magnificent Print
This week I dragged my husband and son out of our holiday hibernation and up to the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. What a cool place! The museum is located in an age-old manufacturing plant used by the Hamilton Manufacturing Company, now known as Thermo Scientific. The building is as interesting as […]