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The Bradley University Senior Portfolio Exhibit was hosted by the Aldo Castillo Gallery in Chicago on April 30th, from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. The Gallery is located at 675 N. Franklin Street, Chicago. (View...
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Book arts for Peoria
no images were found Three letterpress artist books by Robert Rowe, December 2009 I have completed three book projects as part of the residency at the Prairie Center of the Arts. These were included in...
View ArticleDo digital and hand work mix? I have to say NO!
At the recent College Book Arts Association meeting (Oregon College of Art and Craft, January 8-10th, 2010) one of the more exciting discussions was on digital media in book arts. I wish it could have...
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Typeface: the Movie by Kartemquin Films premiered in Peoria
Wood type continues to draw interest as the film Typeface, about the revival of the Hamilton Wood Type Museum, premieres around the globe. And on April 22nd, it was screened in Peoria, with a talk by...
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New Books
This book was created as a group project in the fall 2010 book arts class. We printed an edition of 18. Five students and I each created a quarto sheet 13 x 19 printed one side which remained...
View Articlereaffirming what should be in the ideal portfolio
My colleague and I visited with principles of a couple of very successful design firms in the Chicago area recently (not going to name them here, but if you want to know, ask me off list). Again they...
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Holiday Greetings from the Letterpress Studio at Bradley Goes National
A holiday greeting from the Bradley University Letterpress workshop. Invited by FeltandWire.com to contribute a Thanksgiving holiday themed print, we came up with an image reflecting both celebration,...
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Book edition in progress
I just tried out a new device for punching signatures for our edition of 100 copies of a book of poems. It consists of a pin-bar with a triangular profile that has a hinged top bar comes down on top of...
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Two Broadsides of flash fictions by Katey Schutz
[fpphotos id=593372204011553 size=medium limit=14] Letterpress broadside posters designed and printed by Robert Rowe, Gold Quoin Preess, 2012; Both of these texts deal with the Iraq war; one from the...
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Edition of “Unclose the Door” now available
Christine Huggins puts the finishing touches on some of the 100 hard-bound books produced by the Department of Art at Bradley University and the Gold Quoin Press. To purchase a copy, see the “shopping”...
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great new lead type lockup in progress by student
Jake Guzan’s poster in progress I can’t wait to see a proof on this type lockup; The metal itself makes a beautiful very Deco composition. It is a call for entries for the campus literary magazine...
View ArticleKindergarten class visits Gold Quoin Studio at Bradley University
We gave warm welcome this morning to 16 potential freshmen and their parents in the art department. The Kindergarten class from Peoria Academy made a trip to Bradley’s letterpress studio to learn...
View ArticleGoing to Mission Creek Publisher’s Fair in Iowa City
Well, it is official. The Gold Quoin Press will be setting up a table at the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on April 6th at The MIll in downtown Iowa City, IA from 11 AM to 6 PM. We will be...
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Poet Laura Madeline Wiseman will read at Bradley University: March 25th
Poet Laura Madeline Wiseman will read and discuss her work Unclose the Door and other poems at the Bradley University Library from noon to one pm on Monday, March 25. Visit her web site at...
View ArticleGold Quoin at the Mission Creek Festival Book Fair
The Mission Creek Arts Festival is an annual event in Iowa City that brings together music, poetry, fiction and publishers. This year, the Gold Quoin Press has a table showing and selling books and...
View Articlereaffirming what should be in the ideal portfolio
My colleague and I visited with principles of a couple of very successful design firms in the Chicago area recently (not going to name them here, but if you want to know, ask me off list). Again they...
View ArticleGold Quoin at the Mission Creek Festival Book Fair
The Mission Creek Arts Festival is an annual event in Iowa City that brings together music, poetry, fiction and publishers. This year, the Gold Quoin Press has a table showing and selling books and...
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Gold Quoin Exhibit at the Paper Nest in Iowa City—month of June
I installed prints and books from the Gold Quoin Press at the Paper Nest in Iowa City, June 7th. the exhibit will run through the month of June. The opening was Friday night, June 7, which coincided...
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Directions Home: a book of poetry in the form of a bundle of travel-related...
DIRECTIONS HOME: A new book from the Gold Quoin Press, 2013, printed letterpress in an edition of 200 copies. Now available for purchase. (signed and in hardcover box). Directions Home is a...
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