X-Press Books

I got a taste of letterpress printing in 1981 when I collaborated with Bill Jackson of 4 Ducks Press in Wichita to publish Indulgences. Inspired, I bought a 10” x 15” platen press where I promptly smashed off the end of one finger! In spite of that, I continued producing editioned letterpress books (under the moniker X Press) until 1989 when I sold the press to a graduate student. With new digital technology, This allowed me to experiment with more sculptural one-of-a-kind works, signaling the end of X Press.