The Printer’s Devil is the term generally used for the young assistant to the printer. A new trio of letterpress prints uses imagery found in a 1908 Stempel Type Foundry catalog featuring a literal depiction of a Printer’s Devil. The source artwork was originally made as a printer’s ornament that was a couple inches wide. The image was scanned, touched-up and then laser cut into a wood block. Two additional wood blocks were partially laser and hand cut and then hand printed by Richard Kegler in three variations at the P22 studio in Rochester from late 2020 to early 2021.
Green Devil Edition:
• 12" x 18"
• Printed with olive green, mustard yellow, and blue-black inks
• Boxcar Flurry soft white cotton 118# cover stock
• Signed and numbered
• Very limited edition of only 25
Red Devil Edition:
• 12" x 18"
• Printed with red, silver, and black inks
• Arjowiggins Curious Metallic Gold Leaf 92# cover stock
• Signed and numbered
• Very limited edition of only 25
Blue Devil Edition:
• 12" x 18"
• Printed with pale blue, red, and black inks
• Arjowiggins Curious Metallic Cognac 111# cover stock
• Signed and numbered
• Very limited edition of only 25
Green Devil Edition:
• 12" x 18"
• Printed with olive green, mustard yellow, and blue-black inks
• Boxcar Flurry soft white cotton 118# cover stock
• Signed and numbered
• Very limited edition of only 25
Red Devil Edition:
• 12" x 18"
• Printed with red, silver, and black inks
• Arjowiggins Curious Metallic Gold Leaf 92# cover stock
• Signed and numbered
• Very limited edition of only 25
Blue Devil Edition:
• 12" x 18"
• Printed with pale blue, red, and black inks
• Arjowiggins Curious Metallic Cognac 111# cover stock
• Signed and numbered
• Very limited edition of only 25