Bidding Adieu to Hambly Studios
I am very sad for many reasons. It means Allison and others don't have jobs anymore. It means that one of the best scrapbooking companies around (the BEST papers, the BEST transparencies, the BEST rub-ons, the BEST stickers) is shuttering its doors. It also means the end of an era.
Not only did Harry Hambly produce scrapbook papers but Hambly Studios has been in business for more than thirty five years. Harry Hambly used to design posters and stickers in the '60's. Harry Hambly was Corita Kent's printer. You can read more about it here.
I always wanted to tour Hambly Studios. I took it for granted that they would be there "next time" every time I trekked up to Northern California. I'm heading there a week from Thursday and I'm not sure if they'll still be there. It would have been a wonderful experience, most definitely.
In the meantime, I'm not stocking up (at the moment) or hoarding my supplies but I'm using them. I cut down a bunch of transparencies (into 3 x 4" pieces) for my upcoming classes. I have enough to possibly last me through summer. After that, well, we'll see.
By the end of 1967,
Corita had begun working with the printer Harry Hambly in Santa Cruz,
California. She sent her images and texts, swatches of color, and
layouts on scraps of paper for Harry to decipher and print. Corita would
then approve and hand-sign each one. No longer relying on hand-cut
stencils, she could incorporate images taken directly from newspapers
and later her own photographs to be transferred onto the screens. Harry
Hambly remained Corita’s printer for the rest of her life.
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By the end of 1967,
Corita had begun working with the printer Harry Hambly in Santa Cruz,
California. She sent her images and texts, swatches of color, and
layouts on scraps of paper for Harry to decipher and print. Corita would
then approve and hand-sign each one. No longer relying on hand-cut
stencils, she could incorporate images taken directly from newspapers
and later her own photographs to be transferred onto the screens. Harry
Hambly remained Corita’s printer for the rest of her life
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By the end of 1967,
Corita had begun working with the printer Harry Hambly in Santa Cruz,
California. She sent her images and texts, swatches of color, and
layouts on scraps of paper for Harry to decipher and print. Corita would
then approve and hand-sign each one. No longer relying on hand-cut
stencils, she could incorporate images taken directly from newspapers
and later her own photographs to be transferred onto the screens. Harry
Hambly remained Corita’s printer for the rest of her life
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It would be nice if someone picked up the Hambly Studios brand name but I'm not sure if anyone would ever be able to truly replace them. Not too many companies are making products in their own studios by their own hand these days. They will be very much missed.
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