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I finally got some letterpress type!

by jennifer March 7, 2015March 8, 2015

by jennifer March 7, 2015March 8, 2015

I’m in the middle of a late-night column-writing, podcast-editing session, but I wanted to take a moment to show you the latest addition…

4 days ago by craftsanity My college newspaper advising gig takes me to some fun places. Today it took me down memory lane and I went home and typed out a whole column about it on my phone. (Maybe I’ll post it in my blog later. We’ll see.) This evening I was at Fifth Third Ball Park with my students who were covering GRCC President Bill Pink throwing out the first pitch at the game. While my students got to apply their journalism skills, I spotted one of my childhood sports heros and slipped back in my memory to the summer of 1984 when my
3 days ago by craftsanity Car stitching on the way to a place that pulls me like a magnet. #craftsanitypress #stitching #embroidery #slowstitches #stitchingmyprints #text #factsmatter #stitchedwords
3 days ago by craftsanity I checked out @signalreturn return today. It’s pretty cool. . #letterpressprinting #prints #printshop #printmaking #printmakers #detroit #easternmarket
2 days ago by craftsanity My daughters and I surprised their dad with napping-related gifts today including this hammock that we assembled on the sly. The girls made him close his eyes for the surprise. These are the moments to remember. Happy Father’s Day!! : )
1 day ago by craftsanity I’m warping looms to ship out with today’s orders and thinking a lot about the unrest in this country. As a mother and concerned human, I want the separation of children from their parents at the border to stop. I want every child around the globe to have food, shelter, love and safety at school. I want racism and sexism to end and I want unkind people to come to their senses and change their ways. As I wind cotton string around the scallops of these looms, I realize that I need to do more than wish for a better

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I finally got some letterpress type!