Alex and Elie have had their first experience of helping a group of students to set wood type, ink up and print a poster on the flat bed, 180 year old, Imperial Press. We are now out on the front deck as students sign the visitors book.
Ade Beech spends one hour from John tutored on how to use the A4 relief press from Homeprint. We drew onto polyplate with pencil, 'pencil carving', printed 4 copies in yellow waterbased ink, drew more detail, and overprinted in red. This produced a handsome 2 colour textured print ready to frame. Ade is now on her way back to the Massey University Preschool Centre to convince the buying panel to buy a press!
Married to Allison for 45 years, 3 sons, David, Russell and Paul. I have been primary school teaching in New Zealand for 32 years and for the last 11 years have been developing a Book Art Studio, Library, Art Gallery and substantial warehouse of printmaking equipment and materials. We have a Letterpress Printing and Bookbinding Museum that is a working collection. I have invented an A4 relief printing press and an A3 hydraulic printing press that I manufacture and sell throughout New Zealand with sales into 5 countries overseas. Allison and I have written, illustrated, set, printed, bound and published over 100 titles of artist books.