Schmausbuch Nummer 2 -The Stories Part 1

The first Schmausbuch, published in 2002 and sold out long ago, has been not just a recipe book, it also was the sample book of the studio‘s stock of metal type at the time. Schmausbuch Nummer 2 follows along this line and for its 52 pages metal and wood type was used that has arrived at the studio after 2002. …

European Days of Arts & Crafts 2025

The European Days of Arts & Cratfs are a yearly event and this year they will be held from 4 – 6 April. The Fork and Broom Press will be open both on Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 6pm showcasing the whole range of artist’s books and prints.   The Fork and Broom Press Oppenweher Straße 9 32351 Stemwede-Oppenwehe …

9. Biennale Buchkunst Weimar

Open Saturday 7 December 10am to 6pm Sunday 8 December 10am to 5pm congres centrum weimarhalle (Seminargebäude) Unesco-Platz 1 99423 Weimar Download your flyer: 041024_Flyer BK24 FINAL-semibold  

A Tour of the Jubilee-Exhibition

The jubilee exhibition “25 Years of Printmaking” has been open from 21 to 23 June. Articles were in both our regional newspapers, and the newspaper in the former location of the studio, in the region of Göppingen, printed an article about what has become of good old studio bleiklötzle after it has moved north and got renamed to what is …

The Studio in 2024

Our time travel draws to an end, we have arrived at our destination: the here & now, the year 2024. Many a situation cannot be pinned to one particular year anymore. In the early days master lithographer and colleague Hans Ulrich passed on a type case to me containing Garamond. It had been saved from a place that had been …

25 Years of Printmaking: the Exhibition

The barn next to the printmaking studio in Oppenwehe will turn itself into this bespoke gallery space again and art work from the past 25 years of printmaking will be on show: woodcuts, linoprints, broadsheets and artist‘s books. The historic printing press will be ready for printing and all visitors can have a go at inking and printing, getting a …

9. Biennale Buchkunst Weimar

Save the date! 9. Biennale Buchkunst Weimar will be held from 6-8 December 2024 in Seminargebäude in Congresscentrum Neue Weimarhalle in Weimar Good old Shakespeare will be in wraps again (because it is winter), but all the lovely books and prints will be on show! And The Fork and Broom Press will have its new art work on the table. …

Woods in Winter

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an US-American author and one of the so-called „Fireside Poets“ located in New England. They were very popular writers in their time with people tending to read them by the fireside, hence the name of the group. The writers were, apart from Longfellow, William Cullen Bryant, John Greenleaf Whittier, James Russel Lowell and Oliver Wendell Holmes …

Manarah: The first three issues

Manarah is an old Arabic word for ‘lighthouse’, a place of light to help those on a voyage find their way. Later the word developed into ‘minaret’ – which is the tower of a mosque. I found out about this a few years ago whilst doing research on this topic. The Swiss populace had just voted not to allow the …

BuchDruckKunst 2019

BuchDruckKunst: the fair presenting bespoke artist’s books and works of print. More than 50 atists showcase their works of art made using traditional, new and experimental printmaking techniques, calligraphy and whatever is related to the book arts. As always along with the fair the museum’s workplaces are open and working. The Fork and Broom Press will be there presenting its …