This week's cigar box is full of wooden type. I think most of us in the mixed media art world are fascinated by these marvelous letters and numbers of a by-gone age. The feel of the wood, the smell of ink, the sense of yesterday - you can almost hear the clatter and clank of a vintage letter press.
They come in so many different fonts and sizes. The perfect touch to add one ,or several (spelling out a word or phrase), to an assemblage piece. It's also fun to use stamp pad ink or acrylic paint and stamp the letters on a journal page or canvas.
I bought my first piece of wooden type, an "E" for Erin, over 30 years ago in a wonderful shop in Carmel. My most recent piece, won in auction, last week on e-Bay. Beautiful to look at, fun to use and the chance to hold a small bit of history in your hand.
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