About

Smidgeon Press came about when I was working on my first handmade book, back in 2007.  I made the plates for the book entirely in drypoint, and when it came time to print it, it just didn’t seem right to have a book without a press imprint.  After a brief hesitation while I considered the propriety of bookmaking, I scratched Smidgeon Press into the the title page plate.  The traditional (ahem, correct) spelling is smidgen, or (if you’re feeling bold) smidgin.  Smidgeon (like pigeon) is a deliberate misspelling, in homage to my family name: Birdsong.

My personal website serves as an easily accessible portfolio for my creative work.  As I move from being a part-time student and part-time professional into being a full-time professional with part-time jobs, I wanted to have a means of updating people interested in my creative endeavors in a more flexible format.  Specifically, one that can act as information source and record of what it is, exactly, I’m getting myself into – so welcome to the Smidgeon Press Blog.  Here you can find test proofs for plates I’m working on, information about printmaking, and musings on the nature of art and of being an artist.

Please take a minute to visit my Smidgeon Press shop on Etsy, and support my creative endeavors by purchasing a print.

For press inquiries, submissions, questions or concerns, please fill out the contact form below.

Heather Lee Birdsong
Smidgeon Press proprietor & artist

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