Spotlight on HORSE & BUGGY PRESS!

Dave writes:

Dave Wofford has been publishing books and broadsides (many of which utilize in house letterpress printing) under the Horse & Buggy Press  name for over 20 years (and from Durham since 2003).

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Recent collaborations include Journey: Works of Photomontage by Catharine Carter with texts by Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell; The Fabric of Raleigh/The Fabric of Durham: Portraits by Birdhouses by Rob McDonald; Sons and Father: Wood Engravings by John McWilliams; and Maji Moto: Dispatches from a Drought by Courtney Fitzpatrick. All of these book projects also included a companion broadside combining a giclee reproduction of imagery along with hand-printed letterpress text.

 

Spotlight on CATAWAMPUS PRESS!

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Catawampus Press writes:

Catawampus Press is a crafty little print shop located in Durham, North Carolina, specializing in strange and wonderful handmade paper goods. Established in 2017, Catawampus Press is here to add some much-needed color and personality to the world. From hand-printed cards to screen printed tees, Catawampus Press is like the charming creature under your bed who likes to steal your socks and bake you cookies, we kind of do it all. With over a decade of experience in printmaking, illustration, and art direction are the shapeshifting ‘Wampus Kitty of the Southeast.

 

Spotlight on SUPER SHRINKYDINK!

Super Shinkydink writes:

@supershrinkydink on instagram is where local artist Hyewon Grigoni posts her creations of miniature renderings of things and animals that she loves but can’t afford to have in life size.

shrinkydink.jpgShe also illustrates some of the more interesting emails her neighbors post on their neighborhood listserve as @neighborhoodlistserve. Mostly lost pets, free mattresses, and the occasional odd request.

Hyewon will be bringing her original shrinkydinks mounted on wood blocks and jewelry, postcards, as well zines about worm composting, feeding picky eaters, naughty dogs and more.

Spotlight on EMILY EVE WEINSTEIN!

Emily writes: Emily Eve Weinstein arrived in North Carolina in 1982, after traveling around the United States and Canada for three years painting the unwinding scenery. Currently Weinstein is working on a 25 year handmade book series which is an all consuming project…she will be 80 when it is complete.
In Durham she originated two businesses: Pet & People Portraiture and Murals-by-Many. Weinstein has exhibited widely and has four published art gift books. She takes part in the Orange County Artist Guild Open Studio tour and teaches plein air painting through the Art Center in Carrboro.
 
Life Drawing! accordian book will be introduced Saturday at Zine Fest in Durham…
emily