Thank you for all the Harriet Tubman love! I’m still up to my eyeballs in orders to fill, so this’ll be a quick one to let you know about some events coming up on the calendar.

Tacoma is for Lovers!
This Sunday, August 23, is the third Tacoma is for Lovers benefit craft fair—this time we’ll be part of the North 21st St. Bridge Fest, here in T-town. We’ll be setting up shop from 2-6 pm at Source Yoga. I’ll have a table, with Harriet Tubman, prints and cards, and some new birds (see above) in tow. Stop by and say hello!

Design by Amy Redmond

Wayzgoose!
It’s time for Seattle’s answer to the Wayzgoose festival! The School of Visual Concepts is hosting the party, and it promises to be extra-super spectacular, with a letterpress marketplace, print demos, equipment swap, and of course the star of the show: Steamroller Smackdown! Jessica and I are sitting this one out, but we will have a table in the marketplace, and the weather should be better than it was at the March Wayzgoose, so let your inner printer’s devil out to play! Saturday, August 29, 1-6 pm, at 500 Aurora Ave. North, Seattle.

Maritime Fest!
The friendly folks at the Commencement Bay Maritime Fest asked me to design this year’s poster. It was an absolute blast of a project, and even more fun to see plastered all over Tacoma. The party is taking over the docks on August 29-30, 10 am – 6 pm, along the Thea Foss Waterway here in T-town. And speaking of Thea, Jessica and I have entered the very last copy of Tugboat Thea in the Maritime Fest juried art exhibition, which runs through September 13. Come see Thea in her spiffy new frame, and wish us luck!

Bumbershoot!
Last year I fulfilled a personal dream by finally attending the infamous Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle (Neko Case, you were fantastic. Just sayin’). This year, I guess I’m shootin’ the moon, because I get to be part of the action! I’ll be helping out at the Seattle Center for Book Arts booth in the Indie Market (located just outside Key Arena; you can download a festival map here) on Saturday, September 5, from 11-4 pm. We’ll be practicin’ and preachin’ (and selling!) the book arts to a whole new choir, so come check it out.

Space-age letterpress in Seattle!
Ever wanted to try your hand at letterpress printing? This fall I’ll be teaching the techniques behind End of the Line, Victory Garden, Versailles, and other pieces at the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. This class will combine the latest digital applications, old-school printing equipment, and good old hand-drawing, and will push the envelope of what letterpress can do. This ain’t your grandpa’s style of printing—unless your grandpa signs up, that is!

Digital Design Meets Letterpress Printing
Ten Mondays, Sept. 28 – Dec. 14, 2009*, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
School of Visual Concepts, Seattle, WA
For more information on the class, look here.
*(no class on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 12)

Tricksy bookbinding in Portland!
Who says books aren’t meant to be toys? In October I’ll be traveling to the lovely Portland, Oregon to teach the Jacob’s Ladder binding at 23 Sandy. This is the structure used in my last artist book, The Faery Gardener, and a replica of the famous children’s toy. This binding is is so tricky it’ll make your head spin, and so devilishly simple it’ll blow your mind. If you’ve ever been tempted to rip one apart to see what makes it tick, this class is for you. Come build your very own from scratch, on Sunday, October 4, from 12-4 pm. You can read more and register for the class here.