Artist Talk/Poetry Reading:
Thursday, April 7, 2011, 7-9 p.m., Library 020.
“Printer & Poet: In Collaborative Spirit” with May Day Press proprietor Catherine Alice Michaelis & local poet Anne Spiers.

Catherine Alice Michaelis has collaborated with local poet Ann Spiers on several May Day Press publications. Together they will discuss the creative process of artist and writer collaboration and the synergy created from the intersection of these two fields.

Quintessence: The Ethereal and Material That Inspire the May Day Press
Catherine Alice Michaelis has long been inspired by plants to create artists’ books and prints. Passionate for the green world, Michaelis’ work has traveled from mayflowers to maypoles to pole stars to pentagonal symmetry. In this show she shares a selection from 19 years of letterpress printing and book design. Her colorful work uses letterpress printing, often combined with other printing techniques, along with skillful paper engineering that has become the hallmark of this Washington artist’s work.

Show runs Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011- Friday, April 14, 2011

Opening Reception:
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Refreshments provided.