Participant Info
- First Name
- Jeff
- Last Name
- Macklin
- Press Name
- Jackson Creek Press
- City
- Peterborough
- State
- Ontario
- Country
- CANADA
- Website or Blogsite
- www.jacksoncreekpress.ca
- Year You Started with Letterpress
- 2005
- How You Got Involved In Letterpress Printing
A friend, who runs an offset print shop here in Peterborough, purchased a 4 colour heidelberg and was given a platen press as part of the deal. The antique press was to be put on display in the foyer, but that never happened. It sat in storage until the fall of 2005 when it was given to me as an alternative to it ending up in the scrap metal bin at the local recycling depot.
- Presses & Equipment
FAG Standard TP550 proofing press, dated 1947 and a Ben Franklin Gordon platen with treadle, dated 1890. 7 cabinets of lead and wood type, with full complement of spacing material.
- Education & Training
One year of fine art at Sheridan College, in Oakville, Ontario with an additional 3 in Graphic Design. Completed in 1990.
- Work History
Been working the design field since graduating. Graphic Designer, Brand Manager and entrepreneur. Currently freelancing graphic design and letterpress out of my home.
- Other Interests & Hobbies
- Camping, painting.
- Letterpress Group Memberships, If Any
- Member of Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artist Guild
- Birth Year
- Birth Date or Birth Year: February 8, 1967
- Your Photo or Press Photo
