Honestly, is there any better way to kick-off the AAF year than with Mary Bruno? Thank you to everyone who came out on Thursday night to just hang out and be together as a creative community. Upside down prints, an unlimited supply of Chex Mix, a few mosquitos, beer via an old school vending machine, and lots of AMAZING people. I’d chalk the night up as a win.
For those of you who missed it, Mary and her fabulous team started by printing a perfect gradient on a heavy chipboard and Cougar paper prior to the event. Then, ran ‘em through one more time with a beautiful metallic silver of “Pressing On” and two presses carved out of lino block. Mary is a true expert – and her passion is unrivaled.
Each person got to grab a poster and line it up on the press. We started by turning the machine on, stepping on the little pedal to hook the paper in and then cranked the poster through and over the typeset. It was truly inspiring to think about all the work and creative process that goes into a letterpress project.
Mary answered tons of questions about her creative process, what her favorite projects are, her logo, Titivillus (The Patron Demon of Scribes) and so much more.
We had about 50 people swing through Mary’s mighty little shop starting around 5:30 PM until 8:00 PM. We couldn’t have pulled it off without Mary herself, Beaver Island Brewing Company for keeping our thirst quenched all night, and SCSU and CSBSJU for each bringing a caravan of students.
I also want to send out a special thank you to Mike Thienes for that sweet little promo video and Madison Holler for snapping some shots through out the night.
Even if you were not able to make it to the Poster Workshop, you can still register for the actual film at Marcus Parkwood Theatre that is less than two weeks away. See you then!
Here are a few snaps from the evening. View more on the Bruno Press Facebook page!
