John Brebner
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Location | Feilding, Manawatu, New Zealand |
| Introduction | Married to Allison for 45 years, 3 sons, David, Russell and Paul. I have been primary school teaching in New Zealand for 32 years and for the last 11 years have been developing a Book Art Studio, Library, Art Gallery and substantial warehouse of printmaking equipment and materials. We have a Letterpress Printing and Bookbinding Museum that is a working collection. I have invented an A4 relief printing press and an A3 hydraulic printing press that I manufacture and sell throughout New Zealand with sales into 5 countries overseas. Allison and I have written, illustrated, set, printed, bound and published over 100 titles of artist books. |
| Interests | letterpress printing, bookbinding, solarplate printing, lino carving/ printing, papermaking, marbling, painting, digital photography, golf, surfcasting, WWOOFing host |
| Favorite movies | Worlds fastest Indian, The Piano, Whale Rider, The English Patient, |
| Favorite music | Beatles, Jazz, Fat Freddies Drop, |
| Favorite books | The JB of Letterpress, The Art of Woodtype, Michael Smither Painter, |