On Saturday, April 20 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. dozens of families visited the Ashantilly Press and participated in the Earth Days Open Studio.
What a beautiful day! So many excited children learned about Bill Haynes and the letterpresses he used to print books.
The Ashantilly Press of Darien, Georgia, was started over thirty years ago by William. (Bill) G. Haynes, Jr. The press is one of the most distinguished in the South having produced many fine books, several of which won typographical awards. The press takes its name from Haynes’ home, Ashantilly, a century-old house on the Georgia Coast. Haynes’ device, which he engraved on wood, “was intended to represent a marsh hen of Georgia shore and marsh.”