Catherine
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| Catherine Michaelis discovered letterpress printing and artists¡¯ books while studying creative writing. After learning to print, she studied papermaking and decorating as well as bookbinding. She has been making letterpress books since 1989 while training at Laughing Dog Press and began publishing under the imprint of May Day Press in 1992. Since then, she has published 27 other edition books, several one-of-a-kind books, broadsides and prints. Her work has been collected nationally. She lives and works on Vashon Island in Washington State. |  |
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Signs
of Rain 2004 Edition of 70 Excerpted from ¡°Enquiry into Plants and Minor Works on Odours and Weather Signs¡± by Theophrastus, translated by Sir Arthur Hort, published by Heinemann, London and Putnams, New York, 1916. Thirteen leaves with printed letterpress on Arches Text Wove with Arrighi and Centaur typefaces; borders and emblems designed and cut in lino: 6.5 x 5 inches. |
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Party
Dress 2004 Edition of 25 Eight-panel accordion fold with four dress images displayed on each side. Handmade and decorative papers by Kathy Kuehn, letterpress-printed pages, housed in folding paper covers: 7 x 3.25 inches, opens to 10.5 inches. |
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May
Basket 2002 Edition of 200 Accordion-folded basket-shaped book with six flower inserts, each with a short text regarding May Day, housed in a protective, hinged case; handcut leaves and flowers painted in acrylics and letterpress printed; basket fold is a Hedi Kyle design: 5 x 7 inches. |