About Deep Wood, Contact Information and Resume 




  • Radio Interview from Ann Arbor Public Radio (NPR) 2008 (mp3, 3.6 mb)
  • Radio Interview from Interlochen Public Radio 2006 (mp3, 2.2 mb)
  • Radio Interview from the Great Lakes Radio Consortium (NPR) 1996 (mp3, 4.8 mb)
  • Article about Chad Pastotnik from the Detroit News



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the studio
the river

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stablished by Chad in 1992, Deep Wood Press is a publisher of limited edition, hand-bound, fine press books. Letterpress printed, composed in handset types and illuminated by original intaglio, wood engraving and linocut prints on hand made and mould made papers. The press focuses on the works of past and contemporary artists and writers in original book designs utilizing traditional and modern binding styles. Other services offered include: type setting, design, and custom book bindings.
Chad offers instruction in the art of letterpress, printmaking and handmade books in classes and seminars offered at Deep Wood Press, regional art councils, private organizations, universities, schools and galleries. 

   Chad Pastotnik grew up in Cadillac, MI earned a BFA in printmaking from Grand Valley State University, lived in the urban world for a while and then finally returned to northern Michigan for its beauty and isolation.  Situated on a the lovely Cedar River summer is full of fly fishing, kayaking, gardening and music making.  Our long winters allow for plenty of fun skiing, snowshoes and that's the time to really enjoy the sauna.  While there are pleny of distractions, work in the studio is never work (well almost never) and being able to raise a family in such a wonderful environment is something we're thankful for every day.



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the driveway
sauna

the sauna




Chad Pastotnik          chad@deepwoodpress.com
Deep Wood Press
P.O. Box 726                  - mail
121 Doerr Rd.                 - shipping
Mancelona, MI  49659
231-587-0506

** Visits by appointment only. Contact Chad for a PDF map with directions to get here, don't trust your GPS.
Shipping from Deep Wood Press is via either:

  • USPS - shipped at the best available rate with insurance and delivery confirmation.
  • UPS - Your preference for speed, insurance and tracking number provided.
  • FedEx - No local drop-off but a pick up can be scheduled, takes an additional day.




Collections: (one's I know of at any rate)

Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

Princeton University Graphic Arts Library, Princeton, NJ

Stanford University, Special Collections, Stanford, CA

Newberry Library, Chicago, IL

Johns Hopkins University, Garrett Library,  Baltimore, MD

Lafayette College, Skillman Library, Easton, PA

University of Iowa, Special Collections, Iowa City, IA

Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library
, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Carl Hertzog Collection
, University of Texas at El Paso Library, El Paso, TX

Auckland City Libraries, Central City Special Collections, Auckland, New Zealand

Brown University, Rockefeller Library, Providence, RI

Grove Park Inn Resort, Asheville, NC

Brigham Young University, Harold B. Lee Library, Provo, UT 

Library of Michigan, Lansing, MI

Michigan State University, Special Collections Library, East Lansing, MI

Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Valley State University, Special Collections, Allendale, MI  

Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Buffalo, NY


* Representation by Vamp & Tramp Booksellers
Bill and Vicky Stewart, Birmingham, AL



Miscellaneous:


Commissioned work, Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles "Michaelmas Term card", Oxford, England. 10/12

Feature Article
(forthcoming) in Traverse magazine Nov/Dec 2012

Attendance and pacticipation at the Kerrytown Bookfest since inception in 2002. Guest speaker at the 2009-2012 events.

Published  1000 Artist's Books, a gallery-style book by Sandra Salamony with consulting editors and co-curators Peter and Donna Thomas. Rockport Publishers/Quarry Books. 2012

Commissioned work, Michigan State Archives. Reproducing historic Michigan iconography and maps from imagery and sometimes original plates via letterpress and intaglio for Archives use and sale items on the web at their Seeking Michigan website. Working with the state archivist  and doing consulting, demonstrations and digital reconstruction of images. 2011 - present

Feature Article
in  ForeWord Reviews magazine, Sept/Oct 2011

Instructor at the Hollander's School of Book & Paper Arts in Ann Arbor, MI.  2008-2012

Visiting Lecturer - Analog Design in a Digital World - sponsored by Teesside University in Middlesbrough, Cleveland College of Art in Hartlepool and Keynote speaker for a letterpress conference Disigning for Printing: Books, Letterpress Printing & Design at Chetham's Library in Manchester, England, 2010

Featured Review
for the book Heart of Darkness in Parenthesis, The Journal of the Fine Press Book Association. Issue 19, Autumn, 2010

Award Recipient the Carl Hertzog Award for excellence in book design,
2010

Recipient of 1998 & 1999 MCACA
(Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural    Affairs) grant to create a deluxe edition of ten books for the 1998 & 99 edition of  the Dunes Review: Poetry and Creative Nonfiction of Northwest Lower Michigan. Anne-Marie Oomen, Dunes Review Writing Project

Interlochen Public Radio,  (2006) News feature. - Radio interview, contrasting the modern with traditional publishing practices and the paperless society.
Linda Stephan, Interlochen Public Radio

Feature Article in Traverse magazine Jan. 2003

Published,  Collaborative print illustration with Glenn Wolff in the book The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass by Peter Kaminsky.  Hyperion Press, 2001

National Public Radio,  (1996) All Things Considered (The Great Lakes Radio Consortium) - Radio interview, highlight on the book arts and the history of print.   Michelle Corum, Interlochen Public Radio.

Printers Row Book Fair - Exhibitor
Explanation and demonstration of intaglio and Relief print techniques - Copper 
Engraving, Mezzotint, and Wood Engraving in fine press and commercial use past and present. 6/95

Feature Article in Chicago magazine Jan. 1995 

Video Documentary - Deep Wood Studio & Press
VHS tape for education purposes and university archives.
Direct Encounter with the Arts, Professor Terry Nihart, Western Michigan University.  8/94






Selected Exhibitions


Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo, MI
"20 years of Deep Wood Press" retrospective exhibit. 11/2 -11/30/12

Michigan Historical Museum,
Lansing, MI
"Put it on Paper"   9/12 - 8/13

Shandy Hall, The Laurence Sterne Trust,
Coxwold, York, England
"The Emblem of My Work" Invited artist to group exhibition.  9/11 - 10/11


Detroit Artists Market,  
Detroit, MI
"Northern Lights" Invitational group exhibit. 4/11 - 5/11

Oak Knoll,  New Castle, DE
Oak Knoll Book Fest XV & XVII. 10/2009 & 10/2012


Washington Printmakers Gallery,  Washington DC
"Meet Your Printmaker" Invitational exhibit. 6/09 - 7/09

South Haven Center for the Arts,  South Haven, MI  49090
"Uncovered:  Michigan Book Artists" Invitational exhibit. 10/05 - 11/05

Traverse City Public Library & Jordan River Arts Center
,  East Jordan, MI  49727
Chad Pastotnik curated a International Fine Press Book Exhibition.  Represented by eight countries the show highlighted letterpress printed and artist books from a global perspective. 10/02 - 11/02

Northern Michigan Artists Market,  Petoskey, MI  49770    2001 - 2008

Kalamazoo Nature Center,  Kalamazoo, MI  49009 
Solo Exhibition.  11/01 - 12/01

Exhibition of Prints from the Wood Engravers Network
Ongoing national traveling exhibition with rotation of artwork.              2000 - present

Dennos Museum,  Traverse City, MI  49686
"Landscapes of Community" group exhibit.  10/01

Bier Art Gallery & Pottery Studio, 17026 Beck Rd., Charlevoix, MI  49720  6/98 - 3/2000

Center Gallery,  Lake Street Studios, Glen Arbor, MI 49636
Solo Exhibition.  8/99 - 9/99

Grand Valley State University,  Allendale, MI  49401
Calder Gallery, Alumni Printmaking Invitational.  2/97 - 3/97

The Ark Gallery, 6248 Blue Star Highway, Saugatuck, MI  49453
5/95 - present.  Solo Exhibitions, 5/95 & 8/96,

Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI  49440
Piece (two in 97) accepted for regional juried competition.  7/89, 6/91 & 7/97

Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL  60603
Caxton Club 1895 - 1995; Celebrating a Century of the Book in Chicago
Show continued on U.S. tour including Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY and many other venues.  9/95 - 10/95

Mindscape Gallery, 1506 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL  60201.  2/95 - 2/98

Books as Art Exhibition
In conjunction with the Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts
“Contemporary Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition.”
Space Gallery, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI  49009.  9/94
 



Affiliations:
 
Member, Fine Press Book Association
The FPBA is an organization of individuals interested in the art of fine printing formed with the goal of promoting the appreciation of beautiful books and printing skills.

Member, TypoCrafters 
Annual Conference and Gathering 
of Letterpress Printers and Type Designers. 

Member, Wood Engravers Network 
3999 Waters Rd. 
Ann Arbor, MI  48103

The Guild of Book Workers
National and Regional Chapter
521 Fifth Avenue, 17th floor
New York, NY  10175

APA (Amalgamated Printers Association) 
Member No. 684
Membership of 150 printers representing a loose guild of letterpress printers.  1998 - off and on, currently off




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