The moment he put type to paper, lightning struck. He wanted to make a book from a manuscript of his own poems and when he did that, words, poetry, craftsmanship, material, processes and art came together in a form that he recognized was of primary importance to him.

Most tools associated with handmade books are historical, the iron presses and paper cutters. These historical tools create certain strong limitations to what may be done. He is overjoyed with these historical limitations and strives to push them as far as possible. It is great excitement to step off into a book with one of those old presses. He is not, however, into presses and paper cutters as a consuming interest in itself. (Some are.) But rather, he respects the press for what is and for what it can provide. He is very willing to incorporate an image from the Internet, Photoshop™ an image, or use contemporary processes along with traditional ones. He does not pretend to make old-fashioned books, but feels he makes books about 2007.