A Visit to Priscilla Spitler in New Mexico

Laura also stopped off to visit her bookbinding mentor, the winner of the 2009 De Golyer Triennial ( http://smu.edu/Bridwell/DeGolyer/degolyer2009/spitler.htm ), Priscilla Spitler in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. ToC is an eccentric beautiful artists town, and while Laura was there she was able to soak in a hot mineral spring bath, and see Priscilla's husband, Don's burgeoning airplane museum. If you have to make a 2,000 mi drive, Laura really recommends a soak in a hot mineral bath.

Em Space Portland, OR

Laura was never able to get 220 power to her Heidelberg Windmill in our studio space, so it forced her to meet every nice letterpress printer in town.

She printed most of her letterpress at Em Space, just down the street. Em Space www.em-space.org is a letterpress & book arts studio, that teaches classes and provides daily and monthly studio rental. They have vandercooks, C&Ps, tabletop clamshells, more type than you can imagine, nipping presses and much much more. Talk to Rory Sparks. She'll set you up. They also have regular book arts & printing shows and encourage sumbissions from outside of the area.

I can't wait until they are a national chain. Every city should have an Em Space.