Each year on the 7th day of the 7th month, ILSSA celebrates its own version of the Festival to Plead for Skills. All members are invtied to practice a skill, and to send the results of such practice to all other members. You too can join the fun by joining ILSSA for just $12 a year.
Shown here: various festival accoutrements, from L to R: the front and back of a letterpress & photocopied fold-out guide to the contents of the 2009 Festival box set; my 2009 festival practice (mini warp chains); my 2010 festival practice (Rorschach tests); my 2011 practice (Spirograph!); and the front and back of the original 2009 Festival invitation, letterpress printed on Bridgeport's own Remington flyspeck targets.
2010, 11x17 in, 150 copies | 2009, 7x9 in, 150 copies