by Lauren | Apr 24, 2014 | art, artist, book arts, letterpress, printing, workshop
maybe we should have lain in the poppies before attempting layouts Last week, I celebrated the Great Thaw with a post-Spring Break visit to Wake Forest University. I was meeting with a group of creative writing students who wanted to make chapbooks of their... by Lauren | Feb 14, 2014 | art, artist, book arts, letterpress, printmaking, workshop
Last week I had the pleasure of teaching another workshop at Asheville BookWorks. This time it was LP1, our introductory course for letterpress printing. I had three students, two of which had been given this course as a gift, one of which had postponed her move to... by Lauren | Nov 27, 2013 | art, book arts, letterpress, printing, printmaking
Now that I’m back in North Carolina, it’s a stretch to say I’m settled––but I’m getting there. My house seems a lot smaller now that it’s filled with boxes, and it’s difficult to try to take some of that kitchen or bedroom space and... by Lauren | Sep 23, 2013 | art, book arts, letterpress, printing, travel
In six days, I’ll be leaving the midwest. It is bittersweet, of course, and I’ve been lucky to have met some pretty amazing folks and seen a slew of inspiring things. I’m calling these next few days my “Farewell to Iowa” week–a time... by Lauren | Sep 5, 2013 | art, book arts, books, letterpress, printing
When Muses Moved In was completed at the Penland School of Crafts, one winter when I was renting a studio and celebrating a brief moment of zero writer’s block. The story is from the point of view of a narrator who was in a similar position to...