I was delighted to be invited to be part of Mr Cup‘s famed Letterpress Calendar for 2024. The theme was ‘The Creative Manifesto’. So with that in mind, my piece is based on some of the best advice I’ve had in my career, which is – don’t wait for the right time or until I felt ready but to ‘start now’ – my lettering piece is based on this sentiment. And in the spirit of these beautiful calendars and the fact they’re being printed in delicious hot foil letterpress (this year in both dark and light versions) – and in truth because I couldn’t resist – I thought it might be fun to add just a teeny bit of embellishment!
The Calendars were exquisitely printed by Studio Pression, a creative printshop in the South of France. Here’s a little behind the scenes courtesy of Mr Cup.
The final Calendars are available in both dark and light editions at Mr. Cup’s Shop. Cover artwork is by Kevin Cantrell Studio.
Artists involved
Kevin Cantrell Studio • Novi Ananda • Anthony Burrill • Vera Drmanovski • Simon Frouws • Ben Didier • Renaud Orange • Guillaume Basley • Salih Kucukaga • Dalibor Momcilovic • Matt Fabio Marangoni • Denis Widmann