Jack’s scroll

The story goes like this: Jack Kerouac taped together 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper to form a continuous stream to feed through his typewriter. Then he typed “On The Road”, In one long seamless burst of creativity. They call it the “On the Road Scroll“. Jack and his scroll It probably wasn’t as simple and elegant as it sounds. But, … Read More

Standing on shelves, quietly, waiting

There’s an amazing degree of craftsmanship involved in printing and binding a book; Making paper, carving the plates for the engravings, printing the sheets, tanning the leather, sewing the signatures, sewing the textblocks, and binding the book. Not to mention – creating the work within; making the art, writing the story, crafting the poetry. William Blake was a master of … Read More