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Chad Pastotnik, Proprietor 
Established 1992

 

 


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      photo by Todd Zawistowski

NESTLED in the forest along the banks of the Cedar River in Northern Michigan's Antrim County, Deep Wood Press has continued the tradition of hand crafted printed items, bindings and book matter. With a foundation in fine art and a careful attention to craftsmanship and detail the end result is more than a vehicle for information.

Our books are printed via letterpress on fine papers and illustrated with quality artwork from original wood engravings, lino cuts and intaglio prints. These sheets are then bound by hand in traditional and contemporary book structures to please the eye as well as the mind – which we endeavor to impress as carefully as our papers.


~  2010 Carl Hertzog Award for excellence
in book design, Heart of Darkness.

Joseph Conrad

Title page spread of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

10/2011
New and recent Books: 

  • There Be Monsters, by Chad Pastotnik. A little fable about how to walk in the woods. While my little story is short and sweet it does have an interesting plot twist. Featuring a six color linoleum cut and hand color work on that and a wood engraving also by Chad Pastotnik
  • The Changeling's Exile, by Gerard Wozek. A long poem of an anguished soul lamenting his unfortunate switch at birth by the faerie folk. Accompanied with a copper engraving by Chad Pastotnik.
  • The Frogs Who Wished A King, Aesop's, versified by Mrs. Clara Doty Bates (1873). A childrens book, of sorts, with five intaglio prints by Chad Pastotnik. 
  • Winter Walks, by Jerry Dennis with 8 wood engravings by Glenn Wolff. A short story with Jerrry's keen observations and reflections about wandering our Northern Michigans trails and backyards during our glorious, longish winters. - Glenn just found 4 more copys of the regular edition! Otherwise Sold Out
  • Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad. A new edition heavily illustrated by Marc Castelli in a large format (9x12" page) and printed in 3 colors on Hahnemuhle Biblio paper. Designed and produced for the Chester River Press and printed here at DWP. 
  • Along with Youth, by Earnest Hemingway. A broadside produced for the Kerrytown Bookfest committee. Printed on Hahnemuhle Biblio paper in three colors.
  • The Chesapeake Voyages of Captain John Smith, edited and introduced by Gerard Cataldo, James Dissette and William Frank and a foreword by Adam Goodheart with illustrations from Marc Castelli, produced for the Chester River Press and printed here at DWP.  - Sold Out



special binding, Heart of DarknessA presentation binding of Heart of Darkness done by Don Etherington. Full goatskin binding with calf onlays in a drop spine box with a folio of drawings from the book.
Upcoming events:

April 29th - May 27th - Nothern Lights, An Exhibit of Nothern Michigan Artists.
Detroit Artists Market, 4719 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 
Artists reception: April 29th, 6 - 9:00 pm    www.detroitartistmarket.org

July 17th - Parkside Arts Council: Antrim Artists' Studio Tour 2011
Sunday, 10 am to 4 pm

July 25th - Dunes Review 15th Anniversary. Dunes Review Reading and Launch
Glen Arbor Art Association, Glen Arbor, MI
7 - 8:30 pm

August 7th - JRAC to host Chad Pastotnik 20 Year Retrospective
Jordan River Art Center, East Jordan, MI
Opening: Sunday August 7th, 1 - 4 pm - talk at 2:30

September 3rd - October 11th - The Embem of My Work, The Laurence Stern Trust, Shandy Hall, Coxwald, Yorkshire - UK

September 11th - The 9th Annual Kerrytown Bookfest in Ann Arbor. Chad will be demonstrating intaglio printing. Stop by if you're in town and enjoy the fellowship of fine books and related arts.







frogs

First page of text from The Frogs Who Wished A King. Engraving by Chad Pastotnik.
7/2011
News:  

  • Deep Wood Press has received permission to reproduce John Voelker's (Robert Traver) short piece The Intruder pulled from the pages of Trout Madness. Preparation continues and a release date and artist selection will be announced soon.
  • Production of Judith Minty's Killing The Bear will finish shortly. Glenn Wolff is doing the wood engravings and they should be ready soon to complete this incredible story.
  • Chad Pastotnik won the 2010 Carl Hertzog Award for Excellence in Book Design for his work on Heart of Darkness (Chester River Press). This indeed helped to prompt a lecturing tour in Northern England spear headed by Teesside University in Middlesbrough and ending with a talk at Chetham's Library in Manchester.


ForeWord Magazine blurb








Nice little blurb from the Sept/Oct 2011 issue of Foreward Reviews magazine. Click here to see the full story.
























Other News:

In 2005 Deep Wood Press formed a partnership with Chester River Press of Chestertown Maryland. Chad Pastotnik and Jim Dissette form the design and printing team along with two other partners for finance and sales. This partnership allows us to pursue larger works, explore a few new technologies, have a greater budget for these projects and get them out to bigger audiences.  To date we've produced two books on speculation and one commissioned work. We have several projects lined up for the near future, here is a list of these books done in collaboration:
  • The Chesapeake Voyages of Captain John Smith - sold out
  • Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad
  • The Path to the Beach, Nicolas William Kirk
Ernest



Above: Type set on a curve with circular quads to produce the title. Wood Engraving by Jim Horton.

Below: Printing the center throw-out for Conrad's Heart of Darkness on a Kelly 2 press at Seely's Printing Service in Charlevoix, MI. The sheet is 35.5x12", a little too big for any current press in possesion at DWP. That's Dale from Seely's running the beast and Chad at the delivery end.





Apprentice Position
  • 7/25/11: DWP has received a grant from the Begonia Charitable Foundation to pay for a full time apprentice position. The grant will cover an apartment in nearby Bellaire along with a small monthly stipend. This position has been listed on Briar Press, the CBAA, the Book Arts Classified and the usual listserves. This position is filled for the Fall/Winter 2011/12.




In addition to producing books and fine intaglio artwork we also take occasional pleasure in providing custom invitations, announcements, and industrial ephemera for customers.  Check out the Services Offered link to view samples and perhaps gather ideas for your own upcoming projects that we may assist with.




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