HeyJaredAmpersand Book Studio
We create beautiful, hand-crafted books and book-related art prints. And we tell the stories of the creative process: histories, design philosophy, profiles of craftspeople past and present, and reflections on the printed word.
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A Look Back... and Forward (opens the original)
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Good news! The first 70 copies Historic Edition of the Pamflyt have shipped to readers in ten countries. And the remaining copies – reserved for those who also ordered the Making of a Pamflyt book – have also been completed. For updates on next steps, see the studio updates below.This does, however, raise a question… when to stop adding new material to the Making of book so that it can be printed and bound. After all, the making of is not finished until all editions are complete. However, waitin
In the Studio (opens the original)
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As the summer heat has continued to invade my studio, I have still made huge progress in crafting A Pamflyt Compiled of Cheese. Thanks to all who continue to support my vision for crafting the printed book. With artificial “intelligence,” automation, and efficiency being the ever expanding focus of so many, I continue to choose real (albeit imperfect) human intelligence, artisanship, and slow, deliberate craft as my modus operandi. The human is increasingly being devalued. I hope that through my
Women's Labor: Dairies, Flowers, & Cheese (opens the original)
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“The ‘good huswiffrye’ of the cheese-makers is the backbone of the Pamflyt,” writes Karen Smith Wyndham in her newest historical essay on A Pamflyt Compiled of Cheese (below). “In a treatise entirely focussed on the products of mammary glands, the unnamed women are sort of between the lines of the text as unquoted sources. I think of their impact this way: They serve much the same role that whey does in cheese-making. Although mostly strained out after curdling, whey is crucial for creating the
Editorial Decisions in "A Pamflyt Compiled of Cheese" (opens the original)
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One of the strengths and weaknesses of operating a private press – where I serve as a publisher, designer, printer and binder – is that my focus is primarily on the materiality of the book. During the design process, I obsess over typefaces, layout, and materials choices, and build collaborations with illustrators and paper artists. Production sees my attention shift to printing, binding and even packaging. Doing this practical and tactile work to exalt the materiality of the book can be very sa
On Printing the Pamflyt and Block Prints (opens the original)
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I am delighted to let you know that, by the end of this week, the printing of A Pamflyt Compiled of Cheese will be complete. As I noted in my last post, health challenges in the first half of the year left me with little energy for writing. Although production of the book has continued apace, communication has suffered. Well, I am back and feeling good. In this post, I will share some thoughts on the printing process (including good news about the illustrations). I will also share a review of a
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