It’s 1920 up in here.
Just wanted to share our latest sauce-designed/printed wedding invite.
1920’s Epherma-inspired.
Designer: Austin Petito of Mama’s Sauce
Printed using: Heidelberg Windmill
Paper: Holyoke Antique 140# Cotton
Envelope: French Speckletone Sand
Sealed with a kiss… And some glue.
I have a confession.
It’s an embarrassing one. One that would be hard to admit, that is if I hadn’t had to confess it at least once a day for the past two years. I say again, two years… That’s how long I’ve been a printer without a business card. That is exactly how long it’s been since our staff of trained professionals, who specialize in creating these seven and half square inch handy (literally) little sheets of ink and reclaimed cotton and/or tree pulp, have been operating without cards of our own.
How does one in this profession get away card-less for so long? I can’t even imagine a dairy farmer without milk in his icebox, or a taxidermist without at least one moose head over his fireplace. But then again, there is that old adage, ‘The cobbler’s children have no shoes.’ I guess that applies to printers too?
Well not anymore. This cobbler’s kids got some shoes, baby. Some rad, letterpressed shoes. Clearly put, we finally carved out some time to design and print our own cards.
Being that it was a long time coming, we thought we’d go a little over the top. A two-color letterpress card duplexed (fancy talk for glued) to a chocolate brown french paper backing… Hit number one is a light hotdog colored kiss print, which is a slight graze of ink to the surface of the paper, leaving the surface’s original dimension in place. The second hit is a deep punch of light brown that ads the 3rd dimension, which the modern letterpress printing technique has become known for… The bite if you will.
Note the two-tone sides and brown back duplex.
We’re stoked on them…
Looking for a ‘one hit’ wonder? Check out the print we rocked right after the sauce card… A simple and elegant design done by and for our good friend Aaron Martin from Superwindy. Aaron has been wanting to do business cards since we met him ages ago… Being a designer – it took awhile to get it done. I guess we’re all cursed in this area? Working for others doesn’t allow us the time to do for ourselves? Well, It has finally happened for Aaron too – and word on the street is that he’s diggin on his new beasts.
somebody’s getting mah-weed…
Whether you were able to decipher the title of this blog as what it’s actually phonetically saying, married, or you’re just learning now – don’t get too excited. No one around here is getting married. We’re all married to our work. Printing and designing… But, as of a late a lot of our work has been in the wedding arena. We’re currently designing a letterpress invite that is sure to push the limits of what we know how to do on these things… I can’t wait to post pics of it when it’s done.
A simpler print happened days ago at the wonderful Anna Bond’s (of Rifle Design) first young wedding professional’s event. It was held in her studio right next door to us. There were bagels, coffee, and real live letterpressing for an audience. I’d like to think we lived up to the pressure when we printed them favors for the day.
Anna snapped a few pics…
pics by anna bond
Want a live print in your house? Come help me move this 2,500 lb beast for the day and I’m in.
thanks to all in attendance…
Orange Blossom Ink
Trisha Hay Design
Boombox Bindery
Ashley Brooke Designs
Anavi Ink
Studio222 Photography
Grace Edmands Calligraphy
and of course the hostess anna bond of rifle design
It’s like printer’s porn…
Our good friend Chase came by to document a Letterpress job we had on press. What he produced from his time in our shoppe is stunning. I hope you agree.
Also – a very special thank you to G Johanson, Printer and the Florida Pioneer Settlement for the Creative Arts, Inc.
Our press goes to 11.
If you have 2 eyes and a heart, this will touch you deeply… this is our press being cranked to warped speed.
Ramp it UP! from chris heavener on Vimeo.
Winter Parkenburg
Our very first letterpress job has happened. A 2-color business card on 110# Lettra Cotton Rag. This little bitty was for our good friend Chris at Annalemma, a super rad mag out of Winter Park.