Although I have already interviewed Roger Grech from the paper cut bindery, I need a few more to flesh out my primary research. This blog post is just a way of recording who I have contacted and why I have chosen to do so. I am going to ask each person the same questions but hopefully I can achieve a dialogue each time to allow each interviewee to really express their opinion properly.
The Print Project:
I have emailed and organised a meeting with Nick from the print project in Shipley. This came predominantly from the suggestion to do so from Roger. However, we have also had a workshop in college from nick and it would be useful to get another craft involved other than book binding and chalkboarding. Just to show that the ideas I am presenting, although they are specific to chalkboarding, they are the rule of craft not the exception. The print project is a letterpress workshop that does a lot of local work as well as involving a lot of local artists and designers in their work. Already you can see how their practice as a company facilitates social interaction. they also visit festivals and do out of workshop workshops that involves amateurs in learning the craft.
Lauren Hom:
Chalkboard Artist and Letterer
Although she is located in New York she is a big influence on a lot of my work. I think it is important to try and get the opinions of other chalkboard artists besides myself because, my opinion is not enough to declare something fact. I have sent and email over asking for her opinion on a few things and am waiting a reply. I am not confident this will go through, but I thought it was worth a try to get in touch.
Stephanie Baxter:
Letterer and Illustrator
Stephanie Baxter is a letter I have been following on Instagram for years and I lover her shabby chic yet colourful and charming aesthetic. This is interesting for my purposes because she actively plays on the imperfections of hand made and crafted things to sell her work and get clients. Basically fodder for my chapter on emotional closeness. I have sent an email to her to see if she would be able to have a coffee and a chat (she is based in Leeds) and am awaiting a reply.
Phylecia Sutherland:
Letterpress and stationary designer:
I have met Phylecia before and what is very interesting about her practice is the way she melds together her own printing press and digital design through polymer plats she gets made of her digital designs. This is interesting in terms of my physical proximity section and examination of the distance between the designer and the finished product. I have sent over some questions and she provided some great and very useful answers that can be found in a later post in full.
Leadset:
Through simply searching for print shops around Leeds I found this small letterpress print shop that seems to be fairly newly set up. This is interesting because it could very distinctly show the revival of craft processes. They specialise in both polymer plate printing and movable type. I have sent an introductory email and am yet to hear back from them.
CottonPress:
Are a much larger producer of letterpress goods than either of the others. I have chosen them because they are distinctly modern in their style and approach to old mediums which questions the presence of nostalgia as anything more than an idea. I tried calling them because they are so close, I thought I wouldn't loose anything by being more upfront and direct. However, they just brushed me off and were extraordinarily unhelpful so I really can't be bothered with them.
Cotton and Pine Press:
This letterpress and design studio just popped up because I was looking for a press that had a design studio attached to them. Even though they are based in Alabama I thought it was worth trying, so I just sent over an email and am waiting to hear back.
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