operatrix
@operatrix.bsky.social
Aspiring artist and writer, studying printing/graphic arts in college.
• I draw machines and presses •
• Working on my book collection •
• Occasional poetry •
21 | Michigan
• I draw machines and presses •
• Working on my book collection •
• Occasional poetry •
21 | Michigan
Here's a printing press in these trying times
April 15, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Here's a printing press in these trying times
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Langston Hughes, 1943. Thanks @invisible.flaneuse for posting #letterpress #linotype #langstonhughes #nazis #fascists #klansmen #nazisfascistsklansmen #bhm #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #thechaosisthepoint #typecasting Cast in 8 and 11pt Electra, 12pt Metromedium, and 36pt Tempo Heavy on the Ludlo
February 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Langston Hughes, 1943. Thanks @invisible.flaneuse for posting #letterpress #linotype #langstonhughes #nazis #fascists #klansmen #nazisfascistsklansmen #bhm #blackhistoryisamericanhistory #thechaosisthepoint #typecasting Cast in 8 and 11pt Electra, 12pt Metromedium, and 36pt Tempo Heavy on the Ludlo
January 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Some thoughts after the inauguration - we can do better than space Nazis and MAGA Confederates! #letterpress #linotype #ludlowtypogrsph #inauguration2025 #martinlutherkingjr #mlkday #paramilitaries #proudboys #elonmusknazisalute #spacenazis #elonmusk #fightfascism #typecasting #recordgothic
January 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Some thoughts after the inauguration - we can do better than space Nazis and MAGA Confederates! #letterpress #linotype #ludlowtypogrsph #inauguration2025 #martinlutherkingjr #mlkday #paramilitaries #proudboys #elonmusknazisalute #spacenazis #elonmusk #fightfascism #typecasting #recordgothic
January 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
January 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The best part about learning printing and finishing/bindery is having the skillset to make physical copies of any information. Craft and the written word are both forms of resistance in their own right. That gives me a little bit of hope anyway
January 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The best part about learning printing and finishing/bindery is having the skillset to make physical copies of any information. Craft and the written word are both forms of resistance in their own right. That gives me a little bit of hope anyway
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Today and in the coming days, remember
January 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Today and in the coming days, remember
January 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Public libraries are cool and badass
January 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Public libraries are cool and badass
January 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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You know what…maybe we should buy physical copies of books. Things are getting weird.
January 18, 2025 at 6:33 AM
You know what…maybe we should buy physical copies of books. Things are getting weird.
Love to see everyone's #portfolioday content today! Here's some more machinery, with some practice/process pages as well.
I typically draw in pencil and ink first, then scan the lineart into ibispaint and color it digitally. Most of my references are presses I work with for school.
I typically draw in pencil and ink first, then scan the lineart into ibispaint and color it digitally. Most of my references are presses I work with for school.
January 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Love to see everyone's #portfolioday content today! Here's some more machinery, with some practice/process pages as well.
I typically draw in pencil and ink first, then scan the lineart into ibispaint and color it digitally. Most of my references are presses I work with for school.
I typically draw in pencil and ink first, then scan the lineart into ibispaint and color it digitally. Most of my references are presses I work with for school.
This is one of my favorite older pieces. Around the time I drew this, I was first starting to tour printing plants as a part of my college program, and there was definitely a sense of awe there. The feeling hasn't really left since then lol
#printing #printshop #ibispaint #sketchbook
#printing #printshop #ibispaint #sketchbook
January 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This is one of my favorite older pieces. Around the time I drew this, I was first starting to tour printing plants as a part of my college program, and there was definitely a sense of awe there. The feeling hasn't really left since then lol
#printing #printshop #ibispaint #sketchbook
#printing #printshop #ibispaint #sketchbook
January 14, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Here's an old drawing I made of my former school print lab. This one was mostly for practice with linework and perspective.
I'm still mostly reposting art from my Instagram page (trying to gradually move off of meta) but I will make new stuff eventually :)
#ibispaintx #printing
I'm still mostly reposting art from my Instagram page (trying to gradually move off of meta) but I will make new stuff eventually :)
#ibispaintx #printing
January 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Here's an old drawing I made of my former school print lab. This one was mostly for practice with linework and perspective.
I'm still mostly reposting art from my Instagram page (trying to gradually move off of meta) but I will make new stuff eventually :)
#ibispaintx #printing
I'm still mostly reposting art from my Instagram page (trying to gradually move off of meta) but I will make new stuff eventually :)
#ibispaintx #printing
January 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Another drawing I did a while ago—one of the presses at a company I interned with last summer
#ibispaint #printing
#ibispaint #printing
January 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Another drawing I did a while ago—one of the presses at a company I interned with last summer
#ibispaint #printing
#ibispaint #printing
I feel like physical media is more important than ever these days, not just because it's tangible and you can own it forever, but because there's so much charm and joy in it. It's so cool to think about where all my old printing and typography books came from and who might have used them
January 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I feel like physical media is more important than ever these days, not just because it's tangible and you can own it forever, but because there's so much charm and joy in it. It's so cool to think about where all my old printing and typography books came from and who might have used them
I may have a slight obsession with Linotype machines, and sketching with fineliners 🖤
#linotype #ibispaintx #sketchbook
#linotype #ibispaintx #sketchbook
January 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
I may have a slight obsession with Linotype machines, and sketching with fineliners 🖤
#linotype #ibispaintx #sketchbook
#linotype #ibispaintx #sketchbook