Our Aunt Dorothy has always had a thing for doilies, so I guess it runs in the Duckpin family.A recent posting on the wonderful website FPO details the process behind creating the poster pictured above. Big whoop, right? Well, the beauty of the poster is that it was created using store-bought paper doilies that the designer, Bennett Holzworth, Xactoed, spray glued and mounted type-high. What a unique and resourceful way to create your own printing surface. The hands-on nature of this process is definitely more in tune with the whole letterpress-as-physical-expression vibe than designing something on the computer and having a poly plate spit out. Kudos for the handiwork and for sharing the process behind the print.
Perhaps Aunt Dorothy was just a little bit ahead of her time...
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