Thanks to Anthology Editions for including Stumptown Printers as part of Peter Coffin’s Imaginary Concerts exhibit at Marfa Myths 2018! Peter had worked with Colby Poster Company previously to commission a number of custom split fountain prints which were on display. We replicated three of the color combinations in a very limited quantity as part of this project, then set and shipped two complete type forms to Marfa for the event. Each composition was an invented lineup, one curated by Eileen Myles and another by Mark Scott, and we locked them up on site using a sign press borrowed from Red Press Printing. Brian and I had great fun helping locals and festival goers pull commemorative prints over the course of three days. We marveled at how quickly the ink cured in the dry desert atmosphere!
Photos are from Marfa Studio of Art gallery space.
You can also check out the Marfa Myths unofficial keepsake we made to bring with us on the print work page.