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Collaboration is fun!

Collaboration is fun!

By the way, you received 2 - six thumbs up - postcards in the April bundle. Two, so you can keep one and send the other.
Heather sent me a drawing by son Walter, with her receipt for mailing reimbursement. I couldn't resist an experiment. I used my CNC router to cut 2 blocks out of construction waste pine boards. Tried to see how many kid-like colors I could get doing a gradient inking on a fixed inking disc. Pine is not great, as it gradually compresses. The blocks slowly failed and I had to ink the last number by hand with a brayer. Rather slow and tedious.
I recently acquired some type from Ivan Snyder. One of the fonts had one lower case "g". Try hard to think of even a title you could set with that! Magically, he knew of someone casting the same font and offered to get me some additionals. Interestingly they are not exact. Different matrices? But, gosh - golly - gee, can you spot the difference? That type also printed with a gradient on my 6x10 tabletop. Use at least one of them to compliment a bundle piece. Writers/printers/artists appreciate knowing what you think. Collaborate with Walter, Ivan, and me on increasing the dynamism of the AAPA. Participation takes many forms.

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