Artisans of Dartmoor - Book - Page 191
“The only way a
letterpress
business can survive
in a digital world
is by creating something
LEFT: Emma’s notebooks are crammed
with experimental inks she creates
from foraged nettles, gorse, pine cones
and oak galls.
ABOVE: A pair of ‘wild ink’ cards,
made by boiling down rowan berries
gathered on the moor. To create
grey, iron is added, a process which is
called ‘saddening’.
NEXT PAGE: Emma and JP are avid
walkers and find inspiration and
ink materials in the landscapes that
surround their Princetown home.
truly unique”
The Letterpress Printers • Emma Hogbin & Jon Palmer
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