Each year since 2012 the printing faction of the Chesapeake Chapter has produced a calendar using a variety of printing techniques, mostly centered around letterpress, often using the opportunity to experiment with new techniques & new layouts of both printing & typography. The calendars are sold with the funds supporting up to 10 student memberships for Denker Fellows each year, as well as support for monthly speakers, trips & other projects.

The online the price is $25 which includes shipping. These make great presents and support an important cause. CLICK HERE TO ORDER.

       ⬆ Cover 2019
George Barnum, Roland Hoover / Pembroke Press, Greg Robison / Press, Washington, DC
       Hand-set in metal, frilly, supercilious, insouciantly enigmatic 48 pt Dutch Initials manage to arrange themselves in ranks and files to lead the parade of months for 2019.

       ⬆ January 2019
Jim Wilder | Wild Apple Press |  Bethesda, MD
        From a woodcut and handset metal type

       ⬆ February 2019
Jill Cypher | Lead Graffiti | Newark, DE
        Handset with wood and metal type, printed on a Vandercook SP15

       ⬆ March 2019
Ann Lemon | Landis Press |  Kutztown, PA
        Handset wood and metal type, printed in 2 colors on a Vandercook SP15

       ⬆ April 2019
Casey Vanatta | Landis Press |  Kutztown, PA
        Linocut and metal type, printed in 2 colors on a kitchen table and Vandercook SP15

       ⬆ May 2019
Lauren Emeritz | Abstract Orange Press |  Washington, DC
        Printed in  3 colors from 2 linocuts and handset metal type

        ⬆ June 2019
Chris & Pat Manson | Crooked Crow Press | Rockville, MD
                   Printed on Vandercook Universal III with woodcut and handset metal type

        ⬆ July 2019
Don Starr | Glyph Pressroom |  Havre de Grace, MD
        Printed from a photopolymer plate

        ⬆ August 2019
Val Lucas | Bowerbox Press |  Monkton, MD
        Printed from a 3-color pressure print and handset metal type

        ⬆ September 2019
Zoe Cox & Dave Mensch / Glyph Pressroom / Havre de Grace, MD
        Printed by handset metal type and ink-jet

        ⬆ October 2019
        two-color Linocut, text, printed on Vandercook 4 at
        Typecase Industries in Washington, DC

        ⬆ November 2019
Ken Kulakowsky | .918 Club | Lancaster, PA
        Printed from photopolymer plate

        ⬆ December 2019
Ray Nichols | Lead Graffiti | Newark, DE
        Printed on Vandercook Universal III with handset metal type in 5 runs

       ⬆ Colophon 2019 (coming soon)
Lead Graffiti | Newark, DE
        Printed on Vandercook Universal III using photopolymer plates