Arriving in Seattle. Our adventure begins at 1st Ave S and Spokane St.
After being forced to wait for the right rental truck to be sent from Tacoma, I decide to take a walk along the right-of-way.
I see some chain.
I pass by some sort of fabrication plant.
I take a picture for Howard.
I finally get the truck, then I hit that famous Seattle traffic.
That's where we'll be going today.
The truck makes it to Ron's house.
We make it to Sedro-Woolley, to visit Chris Stern and Jules Faye, and pick up some moving equipment. That's Chris.
That's Chris's Colts Armory platen press. He's working on a job for Microsquish.
Leslie told me Chris is some sort of Ink God. Of course, there's more.
The Kelly-B! Watching it run was really a blast.
This sorts caster is green, clean, and, well, damn, did I say clean yet?
Ron takes a gander at a composition caster.
We take a look at some patterns and test matrices for ranging figures Chris is working on with Jim Rimmer for Futura. Did I mention that at this point, we're running hours late?
We've made it to the border! What's this?! DUTY FREE!!!
We headed to Vancouver to attend a Christmas party, which was hosted by a printmaker at his beautiful house. Here's some of the work from afar.
Hrm. The stairway didn't come out too good.
Andrea, Don, and Ron. Andrea and Don graciously opened their house to us so we wouldn't freeze in the cold! They're totally awesome. We're still at the party.
So there was ham, smoked salmon, hot wings, and sushi, and sake, and wine, and punch...
Um, okay. Ron and Peter Braune have surrounded this innocent couple. Peter is one reason I'm up here. I'm buying his Thompson-British Auto Platen press the next day.
And I'm tired.
Andrea's Vandercook 15--it's beautiful, and well oiled. She does some very nice work. This in the basement, right after we had breakfast. Oatmeal and milk-from-a-bag!
Ron checks on the truck.
This is the view from the warehouse where the first press is stored. Look at the snow!
CPRR.
Okay, that was easy enough. They had a forklift that put the press right in the back of the truck. Damn. That was easy. On to press number two! At this point, I should mention that Peter Braune of New Leaf Editions is one cool dude. One very cool dude.
Too bad you can't read the label that says it was sold by the Toronto Type Foundry, Ltd.
Leaving Vancouver, heading towards Tsawaassen.
You can almost make out the Tsawaassen ferry terminal.
Lining up...
Clear and blue all around...
A closer shot of the boat...
In the boat!
The Queen of Nanaimo!
Passing by...
Look how smooth the water is!
Bye, bye, boat!
You know, a lighthouse.
Go that way, and you'll end up in Alaska.
And they danced on the boat...
The doors start to open!
Wider!
This motor goes to Steven's Thompson. It's heavy.
Using the Johnson bars, we got it up on the skids...
And on a pallet jack...
Out to Ron, at the truck.
That's where the press used to lie. Steven and Ron demonstrate the space.
Back in the Ferry...
We're not listing at all.
The doors begin to open...
Wider, and look how smooth the water is!
And after Steve from Ballard Transfer moves them up to Ron's garage, there they are!
Next to the neon sign.
All that work done, it's time for some Kau Kau with Jamie, Bethany, and Marc.
What to do, and what not to do.
Melting points...
Monotype Metal, part 1
Monotype Metal, part 2
Monotype Metal, part 3
Monotype Metal, part 4
Marzipan and the robot. The drive in the robot is angry. Angry dead.
Marc. We're just in time for lunch.
Jamie and Jeremy, walking back from Mee Sum Pastry at the Market, er, "The Place of Chinese Goodness".
I-90, and bad weather.
One of Paul Hunter's current woodcuts.
Some of Paul's previous cuts.
Look closely. You'll see the counter-rotating ink discs. Paul's very proud of them.
And the mechanism beneath the ink discs.
A recent addition. The counterrotating ink disc needs some work, but check out that beautiful treadle!
Paul's settled on a format.
Time to wait for a bus downtown.
Well, it's Jeremy, and Marc's feet, with my luggage, right before I head home.