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MAKING A CHAIR by Neil Gaiman, Engravings by George A. Walker
Handmade broadside 11" x 15" Limited to 300 copies, of which only 150 were made available for sale, with 150 copies for Neil's 2011 Christmas Card list. Hand Signed by Neil Gaiman and George Walker. This Neil Gaiman poem was created using letterpress technique, 2 color, embossed, on handmade paper. The paper is Stonehenge Rising cream 250gm with a deckle edge on the right hand side,100% cotton fibers and acid-free. The inks used were Van Son and Hostmann & Steinberg oil based and rubber based inks. The typefaces used were Cheltenham roman and italic lead handset moveable type from the California Job Case. Minion Pro and Myriad were printed as digital type. The digital type was made into letterpress plates by creating a negative and processing the text into photo polymer plates and then mounting the plates onto a boxcar press base for printing. The artwork was created by engraving on the endgrain of Canadian maple wood that was machined to type high blocks for printing. Eight impressions (individual times hand fed through the press) were made for each print. Broadside commissioned by Neil Gaiman for his 2011 Christmas Card list. Photos are actual pictures of item for sale.
Additional Information
| Manufacturer | Biting Dog Press |
|---|---|
| Artist | Neil Gaiman |
| Product Original Release Date | Dec 25, 2011 |
| Condition | See Photo |
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