4 ¼ inches, is a collaboration from a variety of artists, family members, and friends about something we all do... wish.
The printing was done on the Pearl letterpress. 24-point BRUSH typeface and 24-point Goudy typeface were used for the printing. As usual, Pearl was sweet as pie and the printing went without a hitch!
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| Punched copper letters and pennies... |
The cover is two pieces of 16-gauge copper and pennies. The copper cover pieces have been glued onto the text block with E-6000 seriously sticky glue. Each page of Stonehenge paper was letterpress printed with the words I Wish...
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| Japanese paper and letterpress text |
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| Pearl the Press |
The wishes were filled in (on the back of each page) by all of the collaborators. I love the individual handwriting. No direction or theme was given for the wishes... everyone could wish for anything they desired. Surprisingly, sometimes it took a little while to decide what to wish. Payment was a chocolate mint patty... when you're asking a favor like this, it helps to have a gift or a payment to say thanks. :-)
Many wishes were illustrated in some way. Dreamers are often imagining what it looks like when their wishes come true... artists like to draw it.
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| handwritten wishes... |
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| illustrated wishes... |
When the book was finished, it fanned out in a pretty array... as do the pennies in the bottom of a wishing well. This is the story, Pennies in the Well.
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| looking in... a cluster of wishes |
I wish... That time travel was possible
That I could go to England
That life made more sense
I wish... TRUE OPEN MINDS
FROM ALL
I wish... that everyone could have peace
in the world!
I wish... I WISH FOR THE FAIRY TALE
ENDING THAT SHE
PROMISED ME
I wish... I wish my brilliant brother
would find a job he loves
in Raleigh
I wish... I wish my sister Kitty
could live pain free
. . . . .
I wish... there were no
unwanted pets
I wish... those I love (and
me) stay healthy
I wish... to make something
beautiful every
day
I wish... Sasparilla Moonbeams
I wish... I were a butterfly and
could see the world
on the wing and a
flower.
I wish... PATIENCE
I wish... that my aunt fully recovers
from breast cancer
and that my mother-in-law
fully recovers from her
stroke
I wish... to retire early
& healthy.
I wish... I wish I could
spend one month
making pottery!
I wish... That all of the people
and animals in the world
were safe.
I wish... I build more friends,
lessen my enemies,
reduce my stress,
enjoy the blessings,
appreciate HIS presence
every moment everyday.
I wish... I wish to be camping
under the stars tonight.
★ ★
★ ☽ ★
★ ★
I wish... to find the joy in
the little things
I wish... to hold onto the
happiness of memories
not the pain of loss...
I wish... for always love, for
support & strength, to
give and receive, and
always love. ♡
I wish... adults would act
like children more often
and remember what it is
to be free
I wish... I could go back in time so I
could have been present at the
time monks were making illuminated
manuscripts - it would be wonderful
to be able to watch them work. OR I
wish I could work at the British museum
w/ the illuminated manuscripts.
I wish... "for world peace...
and a Winnebago..."
(-the movie Sneakers)
The End
What would you wish for?
