Last year, I had the wonderful opportunity to take a Letterpress class, thanks to some new friends who invited me to join them. They found a workshop in Evanston, Il that offers an intro to letterpress class. I always had a passion for the art of letterpress and someday hoped to acquire an actual press to print our small press poetry. Now that I had my newly found business of designing wedding stationery, I thought this was a perfect opportunity to learn how "press letters". It was an awesome experience! The teacher did a fabulous job and we were able to print whatever we so desired. I decided to print my business cards along with my husband's, as well as a few odds and ends that would help me grow my business. Here are a few examples:
The class was right before St. Valentines day, so I decided to make my love a card. This was printed on the antique and very lovely Chandler and Price Press. I made a blind impression on the first printed pieces, then I decided to ink it up and use some old wood type to spell the word "love". After I had it inked up I wanted to see how just the calligraphy design inked on the paper would look. Fine results I think! Check out the video my friend took of me printing these below.
I loved experimenting with different papers and inks. Since the paper is handfed, one by one you can just feed different papers and sizes through if you want to see how the ink looks on various stock.
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