It has been a busy week in the press room - setting some type, working on the 'Sydney - We Need To Talk' book layout.
PIR - WEEK 1 in the Fisher Library Press Studio /
! Poster Making Madness ! /
Busy day yesterday with eighty amazing artists from some incredible Sydney secondary schools. The action packed day was hosted by St patrick's College Strathfield and we created sixty awesome, individual posters in the 45 minute printing workshop. Congratulations to all of the amazing young artists - amazing work - what an event !
Printer in Residence 2018: Wendy Murray /
SUPER excited to announce that I have been awarded the University of Sydney Library’s inaugural Printer in Residence publication scholarship.
During my 8-week residency at the Piscator Press, I will use letterpress and digital printing processes to produce an edition of 80 copies of Sydney – we need to talk, a collection of short, accessible explorations of the politics of urbanisation. Authored by a multi-disciplinary team of University of Sydney scholars, the book will be launched as part of the 5th Festival of Urbanism in September 2018. As well as using the Library’s Albion presses and type collections, Wendy’s design will draw upon the historic publications of the Piscator Press that are now held in Rare Books & Special Collections, a display of which will be installed in the Library in the coming weeks....visit the Sydney University Library >
Every Time is the Right Time /
Every Time is the Right Time, 2018 Photo: Peter Morgan
Another terrific week at National Art School Winter School... our collobrative promo poster this week is the letterpress 'Every Time is the Right Time - a quote from the legendary screen printer Earl Newman. Thanks to NAS photographer Peter Morgan for capturing this magic print in some magic Sydney winter light.