This afternoon I settled upon a name for my new virtual press: Riverglen Press. (The website’s not up yet, though — give me a few more days.) Quire Press was a nice name but people would have problems spelling it, and “Riverglen” has a British feel to it. :)
Printing seems to be in my blood. In my History of the Book class, I’ve been reading about all the old printers (Gutenberg, Caxton, Aldus Manutius, Ben Franklin, etc.) and it’s like eating dessert. Recently I’ve decided that I was named after Ben Franklin, in fact. I have no idea if that’s actually the case (I suppose I ought to ask my parents…), but I claim him as my printerly predecessor, at any rate. And reading about William Morris founding Kelmscott Press has been a great inspiration. I can’t describe this compulsion to print and make books (and charts and documents and other printed material), but it’s real and it’s strong. And deeply satisfying.
[tags]Gutenberg, Caxton, Aldus Manutius, Benjamin Franklin, William Morris, printing[/tags]
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Benjamin Franklin was an incredible man! I have tried to bring him back to life with a “Fresh Look” of Ben. A NEW portrait I have just completed in honor of his 300th birthday. My portrait was used for the New Town Seal of Franklin, MA; the first town to name themselves in his honor.
It is a Realist painting technique that dates back to the Renaissance time. Ben Franklin’s eyes will follow you around the room much like the Mona Lisa.
you can check it out on my site.
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