Rainmaker Editions: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed

Author: John Irving
Artist: Gilbert Neri
Printer/Housing: Inge Bruggeman
Binding: Anna Embree

Trying to Save Piggy Sneed was published in an edition of 26 lettered and 99 numbered copies. The project required the collaborative efforts of many people across the country. The book was designed and printed by Inge Bruggeman at the Textura Letterpress in Portland, Oregon. She letterpress printed the edition on Somerset Book paper, from 14 pt. Joanna monotype cast by the Bixlers in Skaneateles, New York. In Monterey, California, Gilbert Neri created the imagery for the book by placing heated elements on fax paper. These digitized images were then made into photopolymer plates and printed by Inge in Portland. Ann Marie Kennedy made the cover, endsheet, and ‘scrap’ papers by hand in her studio in Carrboro, North Carolina. The binding, designed by Anna Embree and Inge, was excecuted by Anna in Tuscaloosa, Alambama. Finally, back in Portland, Inge made the boxes with the production assistance of Rachel Wiecking.