etsy

I have finally made the plunge into the etsy world and boy is it intimidating! There are so many beautiful products out there that I feel like whatever I put up will just make a little splash and get lost. That might be the case but here is to crossing off a goal for 2012.

Newly added to my etsy shop is a custom designed and letterpressed Valentine's day card. Please excuse the emptiness...photography is a bloody hard part of this whole process and I am not quite satisfied with my results. My goal is to have new items and updates weekly so please check in often!

sneak peek

a preview of my sister's letterpressed invitation! the first image is of the first run of the press (i did two more after). i love how clean and sharp the lines are! i fell even more in love with letterpress after that first pull... the second image is of course buttons! after creating some festive buttons for a friends graduation last year i knew i had to make more.

more photos to come once i know people have received theirs in the mail :)

+ + letterpress + +

I can now officially add letterpress knowledge under my design belt! Beyond Creative and I went to a letterpress workshop on Sunday and learned how to use all the equipment necessary to print your own letterpress pieces! The Arm Letterpress in Brooklyn is a really great place to rent out studio hours and you have access to all their great presses.



not only did we learn how to print from polymer plates, we also learned how to set wood type. seeing all wooden letters in their drawers make me happy.

some samples from the class (the only negative to hand setting type is no spell check!)

next we learned metal type. amazing but you need extreme patience! i chose a quote with 16 words and by the end I really was ready to give up. how they did this back in the day really blows my mind.

*drool* vandercook press. one day I will own one.

click here to see more photos on my flickr.

++ letterpress obsession ++

studio on fire. their work is so cool! i am very tempted to purchase a few prints... especially the last piece with the chinese proverb swirled in a giant clean mess (is there such a thing? this seems the best way to describe it). it would look perfect framed in my apartment :)


green chair press also has some very simple and lovely work focused on letters and numbers.



bella figura. a new letterpress custom invitation website featuring some amazing designers. above are a couple i really enjoy but there are many more to choose from! the company is also eco friendly, not only by sustainable printing methods and paper choice but also in lifestyle! they compost in their lunch room and provide memberships to local farms for their employees...i would love to work for a company like that!

can't wait to take a letterpress class at the center for book arts in the summer! if anyone wants to join me please let me know :)