Posted by
RL Tillman on August 6th, 2010 |
Apparently last week was the official opening of Printers Park, a playground in New York City inspired by printing equipment. The park was constructed on property owned long ago by Richard March Hoe, who invented the rotary printing press in 1843. NYC Parks and Rec sez:
The southern portion was reconstructed in 2009 with a playground modeled after the design of the rotary printing press: graduated steps mimic the cylinders of the press, and the white pathway running through the park alludes to the continuous roll of paper that was fed through the press.
Last April, the Times featured this photo of the park’s super-fun printing press jungle gym:
Kids can pretend they’re INK!!
Posted by
RL Tillman on March 18th, 2010 |
Designer Shane Bzdok posted some Flickr photos of his childhood Printer’s Kit.
Fisher-Price sold the kit between 1981 and 1984, for children aged five-plus. So I was in the exact target demo for this product, but I never saw one. The Road Not Taken.
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Posted by
RL Tillman on February 2nd, 2010 |
How did the Junior Printmakers Scout Team miss this dandy item? The kids will love it!
More fun here. (via)
Posted by
Jason Urban on December 10th, 2009 |
You may remember our last Junior Printmakers: LEGO post. As much as we enjoy the simplicity and economy of Stephen’s design, we’ve got to give props to busboy489 for raising the medieval bar. He didn’t stop with Gutenberg’s printing press, he recreated his entire print shop!
Posted by
RL Tillman on November 19th, 2009 |
Speaking of Junior Printmakers, this month marks the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street!
Classic “Sesame Street Art,” documented by Flickr user DMCooper78
Unfortunately, it’s been difficult to find a suitable way to mark the occasion. There just wasn’t a lot of printmaking on Sesame Street (although longtime Printeresting readers know that puppets and prints aren’t incompatible).
But over forty years, Sesame Street has paid some attention to the evolution of print technologies.
Two kids use the power of print to find their lost dog, Then:
Two kids use the power of print to find their lost dog, Now:
…Something about the juxtaposition of these two videos breaks my greasy printmaker’s heart.
Posted by
RL Tillman on November 19th, 2009 |
Children will love this educational 1930’s “Hand Printer” for sale on eBay! Kids have fun while training for a future career in the printing industr– *
*this message abbreviated due to the demise of the printing industry
Posted by
Jason Urban on September 1st, 2009 |
This seems like a good back to school post. Way to be ahead of the curve on recycling, Sesame Street.
Kind of makes you nostalgic for the good old days of free newsprint end rolls, doesn’t it?
Posted by
Jason Urban on May 20th, 2009 |
It’s never too early to start encouraging the next generation to embrace printmaking. Illinois-based printmaker Arthur Geisert writes and illustrates award-winning children’s books. One book in particular details (through hand-colored etchings) the art of etching. About The Etcher’s Studio…
A young boy helps his grandfather, an etcher, prepare for a year-end studio print sale. The boy’s most important task is to color each etching by hand. His mind begins to wander into the world of art as he imagines himself within the very pictures he is coloring, exploring distant lands and flying over his town in a hot-air balloon. Using a young boy and his grandfather as guides, Arthur Geisert explains the process involved in the intricate art of etching, while his colorful illustrations demonstrate the elegance and beauty of this unique art form.
Child labor laws aside, the book does a nice job of explaining the various steps involved in making and printing an etching. Geisert’s narrative is clear and simple without dumbing down the process.
Here is one of Geisert’s etchings from the 1999 Delta Small Prints Exhibition catalog.
Posted by
RL Tillman on October 14th, 2008 |
What DIY printmaker wouldn’t love to own this antique toy printing press?
And of course, it’s not just “any child” who would enjoy a printing press, it’s every child. Especially if we’re talking about the “fun electric” printing press available to the lazy youth of today:
UPDATE: Interesting blurb about toy printing presses, including both of the above models, here!
