Ping Letterpress Art Print
Ping is an original, letterpress and linocut art print made in special collaboration between New Yorker cartoonist, Drew Dernavich, and Christy and Paul Nesja of Nesja Press. The limited edition includes 100 signed and numbered prints. Sold unframed.
Drew is widely known for his distinctive wood-cut style drawings created on scratch board. His cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker, and he’s won the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award as the country’s best gag cartoonist. To learn more about Drew and his storied career, please visit his website. Learn more about our collaborative working process here.
The Ping drawing and its caption were both conceived by Drew. He prepared his drawing for relief printing by hand-carving two linoleum blocks. Christy designed moveable wood and metal type to integrate the caption in a non-traditional way with Drew’s image. The linoleum blocks and type were locked together in the press bed of our Vandercook SP15. The press was inked and each sheet of paper was hand-cranked across the press bed. This process was repeated for each color. When a sufficient number of high-quality prints were produced, the image and type were disassembled.
Letterpress printed on 100% cotton paper using rubber-based inks, hand carved linoleum blocks and a mix of handset wood and metal type. Trim size 12 x 9 inches. Packaged in a resealable cellophane sleeve with acid free backing board. A signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity will accompany each print. Created in July 2022. Sold unframed. Framed example shown in a 14 x 11 inch frame with a custom cut mat.
Paper: Crane Lettra 100% Cotton, 110 lb. Cover, Pearl White
International shipping available for this item when purchased through our Etsy shop: https://nesjapress.etsy.com
Ping is an original, letterpress and linocut art print made in special collaboration between New Yorker cartoonist, Drew Dernavich, and Christy and Paul Nesja of Nesja Press. The limited edition includes 100 signed and numbered prints. Sold unframed.
Drew is widely known for his distinctive wood-cut style drawings created on scratch board. His cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker, and he’s won the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award as the country’s best gag cartoonist. To learn more about Drew and his storied career, please visit his website. Learn more about our collaborative working process here.
The Ping drawing and its caption were both conceived by Drew. He prepared his drawing for relief printing by hand-carving two linoleum blocks. Christy designed moveable wood and metal type to integrate the caption in a non-traditional way with Drew’s image. The linoleum blocks and type were locked together in the press bed of our Vandercook SP15. The press was inked and each sheet of paper was hand-cranked across the press bed. This process was repeated for each color. When a sufficient number of high-quality prints were produced, the image and type were disassembled.
Letterpress printed on 100% cotton paper using rubber-based inks, hand carved linoleum blocks and a mix of handset wood and metal type. Trim size 12 x 9 inches. Packaged in a resealable cellophane sleeve with acid free backing board. A signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity will accompany each print. Created in July 2022. Sold unframed. Framed example shown in a 14 x 11 inch frame with a custom cut mat.
Paper: Crane Lettra 100% Cotton, 110 lb. Cover, Pearl White
International shipping available for this item when purchased through our Etsy shop: https://nesjapress.etsy.com
Ping is an original, letterpress and linocut art print made in special collaboration between New Yorker cartoonist, Drew Dernavich, and Christy and Paul Nesja of Nesja Press. The limited edition includes 100 signed and numbered prints. Sold unframed.
Drew is widely known for his distinctive wood-cut style drawings created on scratch board. His cartoons appear regularly in The New Yorker, and he’s won the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Award as the country’s best gag cartoonist. To learn more about Drew and his storied career, please visit his website. Learn more about our collaborative working process here.
The Ping drawing and its caption were both conceived by Drew. He prepared his drawing for relief printing by hand-carving two linoleum blocks. Christy designed moveable wood and metal type to integrate the caption in a non-traditional way with Drew’s image. The linoleum blocks and type were locked together in the press bed of our Vandercook SP15. The press was inked and each sheet of paper was hand-cranked across the press bed. This process was repeated for each color. When a sufficient number of high-quality prints were produced, the image and type were disassembled.
Letterpress printed on 100% cotton paper using rubber-based inks, hand carved linoleum blocks and a mix of handset wood and metal type. Trim size 12 x 9 inches. Packaged in a resealable cellophane sleeve with acid free backing board. A signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity will accompany each print. Created in July 2022. Sold unframed. Framed example shown in a 14 x 11 inch frame with a custom cut mat.
Paper: Crane Lettra 100% Cotton, 110 lb. Cover, Pearl White
International shipping available for this item when purchased through our Etsy shop: https://nesjapress.etsy.com
Behind the scenes: the making of Ping.
