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       FINE LETTERPRESS & INTAGLIO PRINTING                                   Celebrating 21 years of making books
Chad Pastotnik, Proprietor 
Established 1992


 

 

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type form for Deep Wood Press advertising piece
      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 centuries old 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 alongside quality artwork from original wood engravings, lino cuts and intaglio prints created by gifted artists. 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.



Robert Traver, The Intruder
Regular edition of The Intruder by Robert Traver / John Voelker

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"The Path" center spread
The Path

by Sigrid Christiansen, linoleum cuts by Chad Pastotnik

The Path cover

5 ~ 2013
New and recent Books: 
  • The Path, by Sigrid Christiansen with 4 multi-color linoleum cuts by Chad Pastotnik. Printed on Hahnemühle Schiller white paper. A lovely small book form born from a song heard around a campfire.
  • The Trout in Winter, (broadside) by Jerry Dennis with a copper engraving by Glenn Wolff. Printed on handmade Somerset Textured off-white paper, sheet size 22.5 x 15.25" Limited edition of 65
  • The Intruder, by Robert Traver (John Voelker). With gorgeous wood engravings by Jim Westergard, a foreword by Richard F. Vander Veen and printed in 5 colors on Hahnemühle Schiller paper. The regular edition is now available, deluxe copies available soon.
  • Killing the Bear, by Judith Minty. Minty’s deeply felt, archetypal tale of confronting wild nature and self, Killing the Bear has never before been published on its own. With a foreword by Anne-Marie Oomen and wood engravings by Glenn Wolff.
  • 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. 
  • 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 Hahnemühle Biblio paper. Designed and produced for the Chester River Press and printed here at DWP. Almost all Gone!



page spread, There Be Monsters





























center spread with a 6 color linocut from There Be Monsters
                       Upcoming events:

2013

Schedule coming soon....

2012

October 6-7 - Oak Knoll Fest XVII "The Fine Book in the 21st Century". Featuring a Friday symposium, guest speakers Jerry Kelly and Carol Grossman, and fine press printers from all over the world, this is an event you don't want to miss. Check here for pictures of the event.
New Castle, Deleware

November 2nd - 6-9 pm during Art Hop, Opening reception for a solo exhibition at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center - "20 years of Deep Wood Press". the exhibit will be up Nov. 2nd - 30th.

November 3rd - Workshop "Printing Coasters on the C&P" at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center. One day class from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. You guessed it, make your own beer (beverage) coasters.

December 8th - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Letterpress demonstration and talk at the Michigan State Library in conjuction with the "Put it on Paper" exhibit. Lansing Historic Center, Lansing, MI




frogs

The new edition of The Trout In Winter
Words, Jerry Dennis and engraving by Glenn Wolff.


2/2012
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. Prepress continues.... Jim Westergard has done some wonderful wood engravings and a foreword has been written by Richard Vander Veen.
  • The engraving/mezzotint for The Nightingale and the Rose by Oscar Wilde is coming along nicely. Hoping for a mid-summer release.
  • 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 ForeWord Reviews magazine. Click here to see the full story.

























Kind words for Heart of Darkness:

"It is a splendid presentation and I have enjoyed it greatly. The presswork is exemplary as is the design. Marc Castelli's drawings are, frankly, masterful. All in all a mighty fine book. I salute you and your team on a superior project."                             
~  Barry Moser


Parenthesis 19, review: "What makes the design of the Chester River Press edition such a successful and superior book is its unpretentiousness and its typographic willingness to facilitate an uninhibited read of Conrad's visceral, morally ambiguous tale. The spartan yet subtly flexible architecture of the 100 meticulously crafted page-spreads offers a reading experience that is quietly contemplative and sublime yet is still imbued with a high level of gravitas. ...



"The text blocks provide a structural foundation out of which Mr. Castelli's sepia-rendered etchings emerge as unflinchingly objective, visually candid portrayals of this tale's most seminal moments. They interrupt the flow of the narrative just enough to afford the reader crucial opportunities to contemplate the themes that Conrad has woven into this novella."
Ernest Hemmingway's "Along with Youth
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
  • 4/18/12: DWP is now taking application for the apprentice position. This position will be listed on Briar Press, the CBAA, the Book Arts Classified and the usual listserves. This position will be available for this Fall/Winter 2012/13.



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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