Finlay Press

Finlay Press is the name of an independent private press founded by Ingeborg Hansen and Phil Day (artist). It began production in Goulburn, NSW, Australia in 1997. In 2001 the press moved to Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia, where it printed its final publication in 2009.[1]

Two pages from 'Burly Gryphon' by Ingeborg Hansen with illustrations by Phil Day. (2007).
Woodcut by John Pratt for the cover of 'A Pile of Hair' by Julian Davies. (2003).

Hansen and Day were graduates of the Graphic Investigation Workshop Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, Australian National University, where they studied under Petr Herel and Peter Finlay. Herel, an advocate of the artist's book, Head lecturer of the Graphic Investigation Workshop, and founder of the Artist Book Studio, and Finlay, a compositor and printer by trade, both inspired Hansen and Day to continue making books after their graduation.[2][3]

  1. ^ Braidwood Times, 21 Sept 2006: 'Finlay Lloyd Publishers Launched'. http://www.braidwoodtimes.com.au/news/local/news/columns/finlay-lloyd-publishers-launched/662010.aspx[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Michael Agostino, The Australian National University School of Art: A history of the first 65 Years (Canberra, ANU, 2009), p. 243)
  3. ^ Caren Florance, 'The Survival of Letterpress in Australia', in The Blue Notebook: Journal for artists' books, Volume 6, No. 2, April 2012 ISSN 1751-1712 (Print), ISSN 1751-1720 (Online)