Music Talks

For most of us when we think of printing, we think no further than pressing, "print" on our computer or mobile device.  In this digital age of point, click, shoot and send, it is hard to remember that is was not that long again that printing something was an analog function--something you had to get up or go out and manually do.  Printing's roots were seeded in the ancient cuneiform clay tablets and today its branches are part of the electronic highway   Listen in to a interview with Dan Mayer, Director of Pyracantha Press, ASU's production and research imprint.   Its an incredible insightful discussion of the evolution of printings and the machines behind it.   And how today's students and artists are returning to and reinventing letterpress (moveable type, relief carvings, and all of the other legacy craftsmanships) to make printing art from one-of-a-kind books to truly unique masterpieces of personal expression