Koppermaandag 2026

Scan of a printed postcard. A big yellow circle with a stylized, partical print of a small bird. The text spot uit, licht aan is printed in dark text bottom left of center.

Due to unforseen extra busy-ness last December and January I just about managed to create my Koppermaandag print for this year. At least in the week that it should have been shared. First Monday after the Christian feast day of Epiphany is the date for this printers’ new year tradition. I finished mine the Friday after so that I could at least hand out a few at the new years drinks in the printmaking studio.

Of course, Ton was on time, on Monday January 12, finding a playful connection between Personal Knowledge Management and his own (Personal) KopperMaandag print.

As for mine, it was an exercise in layering multiple layers of inks of the oil based type, which I do have less experience with compared to the water based ones. It re-uses a small bird motif I designed for another project. Since it was an experiment printing wise, I of course couldn’t help myself and printed all kinds of variations just to see what happens.

Seven versions of the print discussed.

The Dutch text is an inversion of our version of lights, camera, action. A literal translation would be spot off, lights on.

Yes, the other way around. Because ‘spot’ also means mockery.

Koppermaandag 2026 - A belated happy printer's new year.
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09 February 2026

See also
Koppermaandag 2023
De bonte vliegenvanger
Chinese Crane
42 of 50 Birds
Artistic publishing with outdated printing techniques

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