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Heavenly Monkey: February 2015
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Inexplicably, an Interview With HM. It's a Random Notes post this week. I left that Decorating Paper. Codex blog up so people could track down some details after seeing it at the show. I've been surprised at the almost complete lack of social media chatter about the book fair - before, during and after. The Foundation's own site links to a blog, but it hasn't been updated since spring of 2014. Bob McCamant supplied a summary of the four-day event on the FPBA's blog. The book was collected and edited by J...
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Heavenly Monkey: December 2014
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A Couple Sheets of Paper for Christmas. That's (mostly) all I got. They are, however, pieces of Dard Hunter's watermarked Mountain House paper, and printed upon them are announcements for two of his publications, Old Papermaking in China and Japan. 1932) and Papermaking in Indo-China. 1947) Nice accompaniments to Dard Jr's type-casting pamphlet. I like the typed addendum at the top of the Old Papermaking. Telling is it was printed on the handpress four up (i.e. in quarto). Comes in around $1,200, which m...
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Heavenly Monkey: A Secret Stack
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Day late and a dollar short; here's what I got. Having trouble with the news feed for Decorating Paper. Just found out that a Web site. An aside for readers who followed the Agrippa. Post and project from earlier this year: the Paz/Motherwell project that Agrippa publisher Kevin Begos spoke about can be seen on the LEC site.). In 1999 can be found here. This is another good summary. Of the LEC's history. Publisher of elusive books. This blog is updated (almost) every Monday. Buy Harold Budd books.
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Heavenly Monkey: October 2014
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12 lbs In A 10-lb Bag. Got all the heavy gear into the new studio last week. Bit of a blur. Moving the Ostrander-Seymour isn't a lot of fun, not the least because it's expensive: takes four guys who know how to deal with heavy moves. In Vancouver the people to call are Salmon's. Last thing on is the bed. The new space is going to work out well, once I shed a few extraneous pieces of equipment. High ceiling, a big window. Not Open To The Public, so please don't ask. HM pondering what to do now. Will try t...
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Heavenly Monkey: January 2015
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Decorating Paper at Codex. Sorry to be late this week, but I had to wait for the content. Before an update on Decorating Paper. However, an appeal: regular visitors will know that one of the musical engines driving HM, especially during long, tedious hours at the press, is loscil. He has just released an EP of three new compositions. For Greta is austere: the calm surface of very deep water. Exactly what HM's books aspire to be? I spent the past two weeks printing decorative borders on 1200 sheets. T...
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Heavenly Monkey: Damping & Drying Paper at HM
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Damping and Drying Paper at HM. HM hasn't previously used either of the two papers we'll be printing on for XI LXIVmos. Somerset Book 115g (the white sheet above), and a very light (80 g? F J Head laid (the cream sheet) that looks and feels like it was calendared. I didn't know how either paper would react when dampened, so I did a small test last week. I have a larger set of boards and plexi for the very odd project that exceeds these dimensions.). The boards are left in a stack, placed in a humidor (i&...
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Heavenly Monkey: New Limits Imposed
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Sorry kids, I don't have time for much this week. Well into XI LXIVmos. That's the first run above, stacked beside the pulp boards used to dry the sheets. I'm pulling 160 impressions a day, which is outrageous by HM standards. Takes 12 hours, without any hassles thrown in. New top limit forever and always: 100 pulls. Even that's too much. Scheduled to be finished by this time next week, or die trying. Publisher of elusive books. This blog is updated (almost) every Monday. Buy Harold Budd books.
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Heavenly Monkey: July 2015
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Sorry kids, I don't have time for much this week. Well into XI LXIVmos. That's the first run above, stacked beside the pulp boards used to dry the sheets. I'm pulling 160 impressions a day, which is outrageous by HM standards. Takes 12 hours, without any hassles thrown in. New top limit forever and always: 100 pulls. Even that's too much. Scheduled to be finished by this time next week, or die trying. Damping and Drying Paper at HM. Somerset Book 115g (the white sheet above), and a very light (80 g?
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Heavenly Monkey: August 2015
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Henry Roth and the Second Oldest Profession. Received a broadcast notice from NYC bookselller Abby Schoolman last week with a list of books. From the library of Henry Roth being sold on behalf of the author's Trust. Included is one of the titles William Targ published from his private press. He also published a short piece by Roth - Nature's First Green. I acquired my copy of Nature's First Green. He'd produced nothing since his acclaimed debut in 1934 with Call It Sleep. Didn't make things better. R...
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