Letterpress Adventures in Portland

I just got back from a trip to Portland, Oregon. While I was there, I did a small tour of some of the many letterpress shops in business there. Everyone was really friendly and I got to see some amazing work. Here is a list of the places I visited:

Egg Press

A special Thanks! to Egg Press--I got a full tour of their shop and saw some new projects they are working on.

Oblation Papers and Press

Lark Press

Here's a shot of the presses at Lark Press. Jean Sammis was great, we chatted for some time.

Getting Started on a New Project!

Ever since I got a copy of Alex Binder's Infestation I've wanted to create a small book of images, possibly with letterpressed text. So, I've started shooting and hope to have much of the work done by the end of the summer. Here's a test shot; I'm going to change a couple of things in the final version. Click on the image for a larger version.

Making Time for Art With a Full Time Job

I was just reading Daniel Sroka's post an hour of art a day and feeling the same thing--my situation isn't quite the same as I'm working a full time job, but I still feel like that I just don't have enough hours in the day. My schedule is like this:

5:30am: Get up, eat, get ready for work
6:50am: Ride the subway
7:30am: Go to the gym (gotta exercise!)
9:00am: Work
5:30pm: Head home
7:00pm: Eat, read mail, feed the cat, etc.
10:30pm Crash

There is usually one or two hours before I hit the sack, but on most days I'm too wiped out to really focus on creative endeavors. A little frustrating.

How do you manage the time to do creative work with a full time job?