Private Presses and Printing in New Zealand

University of Otago – Otakou Press: Printers in Residence

Lawrence — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:08:21 +0000

As a supplement to the previous posting the ultra brief history of the Printer in Residence programme is:

The programme was instituted in 2003 and the first printer was Tara McLeod of Auckland (see Peartree Press)

Other printers to date have been:

2004 Dr John Holmes of Dunedin (see Frayed Frisket Press)
2005 Brendan O’Brien of Wellington
2006 Tara McLeod
2007 Dr John Holmes

Otago University (Otakou Press) – Printer in Residence Programme 2007

Lawrence — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:25:00 +0000

The project for the 2007 Printer in Residence programme is to hand-set and reprint 12 poems from Hone Tuwhare’s classic Come Rain Hail (1970). Dr John Holmes, owner operator of Frayed Frisket Press, will print the poems. Seven Dunedin artists are involved in the programme: Inge Doesburg, Simon Kaan, Mary McFarlane, Kathryn Madill, Olav Nielsen, Jenna Packer, and Marilyn Webb. They have each chosen a separate poem to illustrate. The results are thus unknown, but will surely be exciting.

The poems will be printed on Tiepolo paper and will be boxed in a portfolio format. The publication of 12 hand-printed poems and seven images is limited to 80 copies only.

For further information on this Otakou Press publication, tentatively called “12 by 6 & 1: Poems by Hone Tuwhare” please contact Catherine Robertson, acting Special Collections Librarian. Her contact details are: Catherine . Robertson (at) otago . ac . nz or phone: (03) 479-8330.

The Wynkyn Press – James Raeside

Lawrence — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:36:12 +0000

Have just added James Raeside and his Wynkyn Press to the list of Christchurch private presses.

Sedang Press – Bruce Grenville

Lawrence — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:17:38 +0000

A page has been added for Bruce Grenville’s Sedang Press and a few more names added to the Private Presses main page.

Nag’s Head Press

Lawrence — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:04:34 +0000

A photograph of Bob Gormack has been added to the Nag’s Head Press page. The photograph supplied courtesy NZine – www.nzine.co.nz/features/gormack.html
Photographer Peter Hunt .

Nag’s Head Press – Bob Gormack

Lawrence — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:34:12 +0000

A page has been added for R. S. (Bob) Gormack’s Nag’s Head Press.

Links page

Lawrence — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:06:48 +0000

The links page has been updated by the addition of links to one Canadian and one US source on private presses.

Aranui High School

Lawrence — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:19:00 +0000

Updated

Otakou Press – Dunedin

Lawrence — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 02:37:59 +0000

Gail and I were in Dunedin from the 28th to the 30th of March. While there we visited the University of Otago library to view the exhibition Master of the Burin: the Book Illustrations of John Buckland Wright, 1897-1954. John Buckland Wright was born in Dunedin and became a prominent book illustrator in Europe and Britain in the 1930′s, 40s and 50s.

Just as we were leaving we met Donald Kerr, Special Collections Librarian at the University, and someone closely involved in the University’s Otakou Press. He very generously gave us a tour of the press room (adjacent to the exhibition) and talked about what was happening at the press. As a result I was able to do an Otakou Press page on the website, complete with photographs. It can be seen here: Otakou Press

A web version of the exhibition can be seen here: Master of the Burin: the Book Illustrations of John Buckland Wright, 1897-1954.

Welcome

Lawrence — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:52:51 +0000

Welcome to the blog for private presses and private printing in New Zealand. This blog exists to provide occasional news items about the private presses part of my letterpress website www.letterpress.org.nz.