Letterpressed KJU | Joe Raymond

Joe Raymond Letterpressed KJU

The background of this letterpress project is printed with wooden type purchased in the UK 20+ years ago. I don’t know the birthdate of the larger characters. In letterpress every character is hand picked, aligned and manually inked making each print unique. To bring this type full circle and print with it was more mission than project and personally very satisfying to “press” it back into service. The poem "Kju" is my work and is my response to being questioned about my favorite letterform. "Kju" was published previously in Etchings volume 32.2 Spring 2020.