{"id":593,"date":"2015-07-03T19:12:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T02:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/?p=593"},"modified":"2021-07-03T19:33:39","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T02:33:39","slug":"tpb-broadsides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/tpb-broadsides\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Place Books<br>\u2014<br>Commemorative Broadsides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Third Place Books is an independent Seattle book store that invites national and local authors to give free public readings. Several times a year Third Place selects a book, typically a local author, for which I design and print a limited edition letterpress printed broadsides celebrating the launch of a book.<\/p>\n<p>A selection of prints from the past 13 years are presented below. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlepi.com\/ae\/books\/article\/Third-Place-Books-honors-visiting-authors-with-a-1203980.php\">Read more about the series<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<h4><em>Deep River\u00a0<\/em>by Karl Marlantes<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">July 2019 (11 x 15 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-441 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/amyredmond.com\/amadapress\/prints\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Deep-River-Karl-Marlantes-Seattle-Edition-070819-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2437\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The newest edition to this series is a broadside for Karl Marlantes&#8217; newest novel, <em>Deep River,\u00a0<\/em>a &#8220;rich family saga about Finnish immigrants who settle and tame the Pacific Northwest, set against the early labor movements, World War I, and the upheaval of early twentieth-century America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This illustrated piece was inspired by Finnish folk art and the brilliant blue colors of the Pacific Northwest&#8217;s summer sunsets. It was designed and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates using a 1903 Colt\u2019s Armory platen press by Amy E. Redmond.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees of Karl&#8217;s Seattle reading and book signing on July 8, 2019 at Third Place Books&#8217; Lake Forest Park store will receive a signed copy of this limited edition art print with each purchase of <em>Deep River.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>West of Here<\/em>\u00a0by Jonathan Evison<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">february 2011<\/span><\/h6>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-593 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/tpb-broadsides\/redmond_a-westofhere2011_sm\/'><img width=\"1224\" height=\"1589\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-WestOfHere2011_sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-WestOfHere2011_sm.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-WestOfHere2011_sm-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-WestOfHere2011_sm-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-WestOfHere2011_sm-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-WestOfHere2011_sm-1200x1558.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1224px) 100vw, 1224px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Printed in commemoration of author Jonathan Evison&#8217;s 2005 reading of\u00a0<em>West of Here<\/em>\u00a0at Seattle\u2019s Third Place Books. The design was created digitally and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates using a 1903 Colt\u2019s Armory platen press.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>Border Songs\u00a0<\/em>by Jim Lynch<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">June 2009 (7 x 15 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-365\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/09.3rdPlaceLynch.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"702\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Printed in commemoration of author Jim Lynch and his June 2009 reading of\u00a0<em>Border Songs<\/em>\u00a0at Seattle\u2019s Third Place Books. The design was created digitally and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates using a 1903 Colt\u2019s Armory platen press.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>Sunnyside<\/em>\u00a0by Glen David Gold<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">May 2009 (10 x 14 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-593 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/redmond_a-sunnyside2009_sm\/'><img width=\"1509\" height=\"2088\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-Sunnyside2009_sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-Sunnyside2009_sm.jpg 1509w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-Sunnyside2009_sm-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-Sunnyside2009_sm-768x1063.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-Sunnyside2009_sm-740x1024.jpg 740w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-Sunnyside2009_sm-1200x1660.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1509px) 100vw, 1509px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Printed in commemoration of author Glen David Gold and his May 2009 reading of\u00a0<em>Sunnyside<\/em>\u00a0at Seattle\u2019s Third Place Books. The design was created digitally and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates using a 1903 Colt\u2019s Armory platen press.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>Sing Them Home<\/em> by Stephanie Kallos<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">December 2008 (8.5 x 19 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<div id=\"post-472\" class=\"article\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-454\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/08.3rdPlaceKallos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/08.3rdPlaceKallos.jpg 364w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/08.3rdPlaceKallos-149x300.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Printed in commemoration of Seattle author Stephanie Kallos and her December 2008 reading of\u00a0<em>Sing Them Home<\/em>. The design was created on the computer and printed from photopolymer plates on Daniel Smith Lenox paper using a Vandercook SP-15 press.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>So Brave, Young, and Handsome<\/em>\u00a0by Leif Enger<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">JULY 2008 (15 x 11 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<div id=\"post-485\" class=\"article\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-367\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/08.enger_.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Printed in commemoration of author Leif Enger and his July 2008 reading of\u00a0<em>So Brave, Young, and Handsome<\/em>\u00a0at Seattle\u2019s Third Place Books.\u00a0The design was created digitally and printed from photopolymer plates using a Vandercook SP-15 press.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>The Yiddish Policeman&#8217;s Union\u00a0<\/em>by Michael Chabon<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">May 2007 (11 x 15 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-593 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/redmond_a-yiddishpoliceunion2007_sm\/'><img width=\"1940\" height=\"1372\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-YiddishPoliceUnion2007_sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-YiddishPoliceUnion2007_sm.jpg 1940w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-YiddishPoliceUnion2007_sm-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-YiddishPoliceUnion2007_sm-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-YiddishPoliceUnion2007_sm-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-YiddishPoliceUnion2007_sm-1200x849.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-YiddishPoliceUnion2007_sm-1860x1315.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1940px) 100vw, 1940px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Printed in commemoration of author Michael Chabon&#8217;s May 2007 reading of\u00a0<em>The Yiddish Policeman&#8217;s Union<\/em>\u00a0at Seattle\u2019s Third Place Books. The design was created digitally and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates using a Vandercook SP-15 press.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>Surveillance<\/em> by Jonathan Raban<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">February 2007 (9.25 x 14.5 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-455\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/07.3rdPlaceRaban.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"354\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/07.3rdPlaceRaban.jpg 354w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/07.3rdPlaceRaban-172x300.jpg 172w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Printed in commemoration of author Jonathan Raban\u2019s February 2007 reading of\u00a0<em>Surveillance<\/em>. Inspired by letter forms and ornaments found in a letterpress shop, the design was created on the computer and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates on Daniel Smith Lenox paper using a Vandercook SP-15 press.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Joe Sacco Author Reading<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">September 2006 (8 x 18 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-251\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/06.3rdPlaceSacco.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/06.3rdPlaceSacco.jpg 327w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/06.3rdPlaceSacco-141x300.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Printed in commemoration of Portland, Oregon author\/artist Joe Sacco for his September 2006 reading at Seattle&#8217;s Third Place Books. The illustration and typography are Joe Sacco\u2019s, letterpress printed from photopolymer plates on chipboard using a Vandercook SP-15 press. Color was added by hand, using watercolor paints.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>Black Swan Green<\/em> by\u00a0David Mitchell<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">April 2006 (7 x 15 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-252\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/06.thirdPlace_mitchell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/06.thirdPlace_mitchell.jpg 327w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/06.thirdPlace_mitchell-140x300.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Printed in commemoration of author David Mitchell\u2019s April 2006 reading of his book\u00a0<em>Black Swan Green\u00a0<\/em>at Seattle&#8217;s Third Place Books. The wood type letter forms in the word \u201cMine\u201d were scanned from hand-inked proofs I took of wood type in the School of Visual Concept\u2019s letterpress shop, which were then combined with images and text composed digitally. The final print was printed on Magnani Pescia (an Italian cotton paper) from photopolymer plates using a Vandercook SP-15 press.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>The Three Incestuous Sisters\u00a0<\/em>by Audrey Niffenegger<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">October 2005 (7.25 x 18.25 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<div id=\"post-604\" class=\"article\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-249\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/05.3rdPlaceNiffenegger.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"327\" height=\"816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/05.3rdPlaceNiffenegger.jpg 327w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/05.3rdPlaceNiffenegger-120x300.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><br \/>\nPrinted in commemoration of artist Audrey Niffenegger\u2019s October 2005 visit to Third Place Books, in celebration of the commercial printing of her artist\u2019s book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thirdplacebooks.com\/event\/audrey-niffenegger-author-three-incestuous-sisters-illustrated-novel-abrams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Three Incestuous Sisters<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The illustration and typography are Audrey\u2019s, which I composed into this layout and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates on Magani Pescia paper using a Vandercook SP-15 press. The \u201cred hair\u201d is a piece of thread, which I sewed onto each of the 150 prints in the edition.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><em>Blinding Light<\/em>\u00a0by Paul Theroux<\/h4>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #999999;\">2005 (11 x 15 inches)<\/span><\/h6>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-593 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/redmond_a-blindinglight2005_sm\/'><img width=\"2072\" height=\"1285\" src=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-BlindingLight2005_sm.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-BlindingLight2005_sm.jpg 2072w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-BlindingLight2005_sm-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-BlindingLight2005_sm-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-BlindingLight2005_sm-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-BlindingLight2005_sm-1200x744.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Redmond_A-BlindingLight2005_sm-1860x1154.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2072px) 100vw, 2072px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Printed in commemoration of author Paul Theroux&#8217;s 2005 reading of\u00a0<em>Blinding Light<\/em>\u00a0at Seattle\u2019s Third Place Books. The design was created digitally and letterpress printed from photopolymer plates using a Vandercook 4 press.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>With over 2 decades of experience in agency and studio settings,\u00a0<a title=\"Amy Redmond (Art Direction\/Design\/Letterpress)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amyredmond.com\/\">Amy Redmond<\/a>\u00a0is a visual designer who thrives on variety, creating print and interactive work for corporate and non-profit clients. To keep her creativity refreshed, Amy balances digital design with time in her letterpress studio (<a title=\"Amada Press\" href=\"http:\/\/amadapress.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amada Press)<\/a>\u00a0in Seattle. She also teaches at the\u00a0<a title=\"School of Visual Concepts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.svcseattle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School of Visual Concepts<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Third Place Books is an independent Seattle book store that invites national and local authors to give free public readings. Several times a year Third Place selects a book, typically a local author, for which I design and print a limited edition letterpress printed broadsides celebrating the launch of a book. A selection of prints [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1175,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49,2],"tags":[53,46,42,47,36,45,34],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=593"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1320,"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/593\/revisions\/1320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amyredmond.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}