Participant Info
- First Name
- John and Allison
- Last Name
- Brebner
- Press Name
- Homeprint
- City
- Feilding
- State
- manawatu
- Country
- New Zealand
- homeprint AT gmail.com
- Website or Blogsite
- homeprint.co.nz
- Year You Started with Letterpress
- 1971
- How You Got Involved In Letterpress Printing
- Started making books by hand for our primary School classes. Bought a Johne Monopol, type, etc to start printing our own books, posters, cards and ephemera. Largley self taught.
- Presses & Equipment
- Imperial Flat bed circa 1828, Imperial blocking press 1868, Albion flat bed table press 140 years old, Official table press 140 years old. Hunters Stereo Proof Press circa 100 years, Pearl Platen treadle press 106 years old, large collection of lead and wood type, stereo blocks, flowers, bookbinding equiment. We have written, illustrated, bound and published over 100 books.
- Education & Training
- Primary Trained teachers.
- Work History
- Both about 30 years teaching experience each. For the last 15 years ihave been conducting letterpress and printmaking classes from Homeprint and have travelled throughout New Zealand and a few trips overseas teaching 'Book Art'.
- Other Interests & Hobbies
- Organic garden, hosting wwoofers and conduct 'artist in residence'. Significant collection of contemporary New Zealand art. Have a collection of artist books from around the world.
- Letterpress Group Memberships, If Any
- AHP, LDU
- Birth Year
- 1944 and 1948
- Your Photo or Press Photo