Tacoma

This abstract image is composed of metal and wood types, set by hand one character at a time. Each printed layer is designed in the moment, a reaction to the one before it, all while the ink is still wet on press.

The type characters used in this print spell the word “Tacoma,” a city in the south Puget Sound region of Washington state. The order in which the letters were printed are: A A O T M C

Designed & letterpress printed by Amy Redmond on French paper in an edition of 20, using a Colt’s Armory platen press.

SIZE: 8x10 inches
YEAR: 2019