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Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month - Broadsides

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See Here : Hear Say
Tacoma Poets & Printers Collaborate

See Here : Hear Say was a collaboration between six local poets and seven local letterpress artists. These artists produced a series of seven unique broadsides in celebration of Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month for November 2008. 

The Broadside collection includes (click on the links for JPG images):
Allen Braden, Childhood Wish 
letterpress printed by Chloe Scheffe

Crystal Hoffer, 80 New Reasons for Writing a Memoir 
letterpress printed by Chris Sharp

Kay Mullen, The Way Things Are
letterpress printed by Isaac Solverson

Diane Toft-Knowles, Nine Lives 
letterpress printed by Ric Matthies

Allen Braden, Clear Glass 
letterpress printed by Beautiful Angle

Tim Sherry, Wiffle Ball Was 
letterpress printed by Jessica Spring

Kevin Miller, In the One 
letterpress printed by David Johnston

Availability

Reproduction posters containing images of the broadsides were available for pick up at various locations around Tacoma in November 2008. 

They were also posted inside hundreds of Pierce Transit busses throughout fall 2008. 

A limited edition run of 40 original broadside sets containing 7 broadsides each were produced.