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Meet Lloyd Schermer
Commission for the Smithsonian
Lloyd Schermer's art career began
decades before he became an artist. As a newspaper publisher he was
surrounded by the very material that would ultimately become his
extraordinary sculptures and monotypes. But it would take another 30
years before idea and material would join into the exceptional work we
see today.
Like all
newspapers in the 1960's, Schermer's paper in Montana was printed using
hot metal typeset technology; methods that evolved from the manual
technique of placing wooden or metal letters by hand, into page forms,
aligned, inked, then printed. Schermer's newspaper was one of the first
in the U.S. to change to offset lithography, which uses photographic
typesetting that is then placed into page forms. This is then
transferred to an offset/lithographic plate and printed onto the
paper. Faster and less expensive, it wasn't long before this technology
spread to the entire newspaper industry. Simultaneously, millions of
blocks of wood type, many hand carved, others a century old, became
obsolete. Seen as useless, virtually all of this material was discarded
and destroyed.
Fortunately,
Schermer saw the beauty in these little gems. He held onto his own
private cache until the idea for his unique sculpture formed. Over the
years, he has added to his type collection, but believes he has found
most of what is available in quantity. As Lloyd likes to remind his
collectors, "You are dealing with two diminishing resources: antique
type and me!"
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Equipment & Craft supply Sale
Mo's Gallery & Fine Framing is re-tooling our frame shop. As we move and reorganize everything we have come across excess equipment and supplies that we no longer need. Some of the equipment is industry specific, but most of it would be perfect for any hobbyist or craftsman. The sale will begin in August but we will gladly do previews for the larger items. Below is a sampling of what we have to sell. Call 795-8226 for more information and pricing.
- Dewalt Planer
- Radial arm saw
- 48" mat cutter
- 2 Oval cutters
- Seal hot press
- Fen sander
- Bousch plunge router
- 810 Cassese V-nailer
- Portable trade show walls finished on both sides
- Taylor-Dunn gas flatbed cart
- Craft supplies
- Mat board by the pound
- Overstock framing materials
- ...and much more!
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Comments from Corinne
Can you guess how I'm feeling lately? Maybe I should cut back on the coffee...
All the moving and reorganizing we have been doing lately is making us go a little crazy. (Even more than usual) Our newly reorganized frame shop is just about finished and has been well worth the effort. Now we just have to move our wood shop. Ha! Come in to see the progress, it gives us an excuse to get out of the heat. We are always happy to see you because you help keep us sane.
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