Ker-bloom!

Part two of the Ker-bloom! printshop move is tomorrow (Saturday, May 18) at noon, starting at 1200 Boyle Street (near the North Side Crazy Mocha). The ramp to get it into its new home was finished this afternoon.

dirtydesk:

NOT AT CYBERPUNK

Hey all, I’ve decided to put the 9th Writer’s Showcase at Biddles Escape (401 Biddle Ave, Pittsburgh, PA)

7pm on May 29th

The Showcase will feature Sarah LaPonte.[sarahlaponte.com] Sarah is a talented photographer and author working on a…

Reading May 29.

New issue is available in the Etsy shop.

What collating looks like in the new place.

deepinkletterpress:

Putting together Ker-bloom 101. #kerbloom #letterpress #zine

New issue in the making.

More type for Ker-bloom! #101, still in the composing stick.

It used to happen all the time, but now it’s a rare thing: getting a zine in the mail for trade based on a zine review that you didn’t even know about. It turns out that someone wrote a very flattering review of Ker-bloom! #99 a couple of weeks ago, as part of a series of one minute zine reviews.

“Issue #99 is gorgeous in its presentation – gold and silver lettering set against a chocolate brown cover, with gold and green ink typeface within. This is an essay about celebrating Fellowship Day (December 25) from Lord of the Rings, and a meditation on the connections that have heart, meaning, and courage in our lives.”

deepinkletterpress:

This is what setting type for Ker-bloom looks like.

Working on issue #101.

The Letterpress House Kickstarter dream has finally been realized, and the whole Ker-bloom! headquarters will be moving into its own house over the course of the next few months. Stay tuned for pictures of the new shop and of the moving of the letterpress!

Half of the band Awful Waffles, who played at the Ker-bloom! #100 event at AIR in Pittsburgh.