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Letterpress PrintingIf I Had My Life to Live Over
Designing the 15 Year Folio
I wanted the paper for this print to be frolicsome for several reasons. Stair, the author is not exactly a real person, but rather a folk figure. You have probably seen this passage or a similar one attributed to many different people, mostly with women's names, but sometimes even a male reverend. The sentiment reminds us to have some fun in this life, not worry about so many little details and to be a bit crazy.
The paper is a very clean sheet of white with a large pink initial capital "I" used instead of printing the "I," and another pink oval for the headline. Then I squeezed on thin layers of pulp for a border, both a purple one and yellow. Then the sheets were pressed and dried.
Registering on the press, handmade sheets made in this manner is rather tricky.
