Artist, designer, letterpress printer, professor based in Detroit's Eastern Market. Proprietor of Salt & Cedar.

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I have collaborators across Europe and the US, so I travel a lot. I seek creative people who are engaged in new projects and emergent practices. In becoming a part of this network, I hope to gain an understanding of the 'local scene' wherever I happen to land. Nothing beats the amenities of fine hotels, but I need to work within a modest per diem, so Couchsurfing helps me to extend my adventures. Within my studio / workshop space there's a spot for travelers to stay. I can -- in turn -- offer travelers visiting Detroit a large couch at the back of the press.

兴趣

• arts
• literature
• design
• visual art
• letterpress
• independent publishing

音乐、电影和书籍

I listen to a full swath of music. European and Japanese films have the greatest appeal to me currently. I immerse myself in language and collect (and produce) artist's monographs and editions. My library is extensive.

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

ANthony Bourdain invited me to travel with him to demonstrate my craft: letterpress printing. [The Balvenie Rare Craft Collection, 2015]

教，学，和分享

I teach all aspects of bookmaking and am connected to a network of letterpress printers, typographers, designers, writers, architects, photographers, and multidisciplinary artists. I am constantly learning new approaches to my small-scale printing business; it would be a boon to learn to print on a high-speed letterpress -- a Heidelberg. What can I share? My own living situation is within a vast commercial / wholesale market, so I can 'map' the area for those new to Detroit.

我可以与沙发主分享些什么

I'm willing to show my hosts how to bind a basic blank journal and share household tasks.

我游览过的国家

Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands

我居住过的国家

France, Italy, United States