Celebrating 26 years of metal & wood type letterpress work. Love to share the process, forms and printing adventures. Jen & Jo.
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If ‘derp’ was a typeface. Caprice, offered by Barnhart Bros & Spindler in Chicago, around 1889ish. What would you use it for? #letterpress
CTA bus driver prints are back in stock. Inspired by an absolutely wild ride on a bendy bus a few years ago. #letterpress
Bringing this cutie to pull prints tonight at @dovetailbrewery.bsky.social. Join us. #letterpress
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And an inky version of the wood type used to print it.
Happy Pride, especially to my kid who says entertaining things like this all the time. #letterpress
Custom commission for ‘made with human intelligence’ cards, this time in shiny gold ink. The ornaments are a combo of sets from Barnhart Bros. & Spindler (Chicago) and Cleveland Type Foundry and Mackellar Smiths & Jordan (Philadelphia). #letterpress
Ida music always feels like a warm blanket to me, hence the quilt patterns on this new poster for a series of intimate shows. Two large type forms, one on an angle, two colors each. #letterpress
Got a show Friday night at @dovetailbrewery.bsky.social. Come and support three small businesses at once! #letterpress
A few form shots.
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Nothing beats a bus ride with a driver who can weave a massive vehicle through city streets like they’re threading a needle. Chicago’s buses are a cross section of the city’s people and places and one...
