MURFREESBORO — A
not-so-lost art that has survived the advent of digital technology will be the
subject on the next “MTSU On the Record” radio program.
Host Gina Logue’s interview with Kathleen O’Connell, an
assistant professor in the Department of Art, will air from 9:30 to 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 3, and from 6 to 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, on WMOT-FM Roots Radio
89.5 and www.wmot.org.
O’Connell teaches classes in letterpress printing, a
technique that employs the same basic method used by Johann Gutenberg, the
father of mass-produced printing with moveable type.
Several printers in the Nashville area still use this
technique, which is culturally associated with country music, jazz and blues
concert posters. Today, letterpress is more commonly used for such items as
wedding invitations.
“It reminded me so much of … really funny things like
playing with Legos … and building blocks because of the way you construct all
of the words and lay things out in the printing press,” said O’Connell. “It
uses some of that same brain space.”
To hear previous “MTSU On the Record” programs, go to http://bit.ly/mtsu-otr.
For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or
WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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