cleanwash business cards
March 15, 2010 | 7 comments
Curious & Company helped me freshen up my logo a bit and gave me a few options for business cards. There were two designs that I really love and want to print; this is the first (and simplest) of the two. I printed them on an extra thick, 4 ply museum board, which gave me plenty of room to get a good impression on the backside. They have an amazing texture to them. Many people ask: “why letterpress?”. This is a great example…
cleanwash business cards
March 11, 2010 | 1 comment
My business cards are finally in production. I cannot wait to show you…
I think I’m going to love them so much it’ll hurt.
happy birthday martha!
March 8, 2010 | no comments
This past September, my grandmother celebrated her 80th birthday. She gave birth to 11 children and has more grandchildren and great- grandchildren than I can even count. To make this birthday special, her kids (my aunts and uncles) planned a surprise party for her. Since I couldn’t be there to celebrate, I asked if I could send the invitations…
They were pretty simple (a 2 color print on Pearl Lettra) but it was nice to give a few more of my family members an idea of what I actually do!
paisley for paisley
March 4, 2010 | 1 comment
This past summer good friends of mine had their first child; a beautiful girl named Paisley. They wanted something cute and pink, but not the in your face, throw up kind of pink… I drew up my own version of a paisley print for them to use on their birth announcement that was letterpress printed on 220# Pearl Lettra. We left just enough room for them to add her first photo.
She is still one of the cutest babies I have seen. Ever.
strumming owl, bear scouts and banjoing beavers
March 3, 2010 | no comments
I just don’t know if there is anything better than this banjo playing beaver. Anything.
The folks at Yeehaw don’t believe in photopolymer plates; they print using only linoleum, wood, or pre-existing type.
I believe in polymer and I clap and yell for it everyday. I am much better with a pen and paper (and Illustrator) than I am with a knife. I tend to cut myself a lot. Whatever works…
Visit Yeehaw on Etsy. Then, when I have my shop updated visit me on Etsy!
claremont collection
March 1, 2010 | no comments
Here is a hint of what is to come from the Claremont Collection- a line of wedding invitations by Curious & Company; Philadelphia’s newest design firm.
Letterpress printing is not an inexpensive process, but there are certainly ways to make it work for every budget. For this job only the invitation was letterpress printed (2 colors on 100% cotton ecru paper) and the reply card and envelopes were printed digitally.
Visit the bride’s post on Wedding Bee for more photos and information.
(information blurred for privacy- the wedding hasn’t happened yet!)
die, letterpress!
February 26, 2010 | 3 comments
Using his beautiful beast of a Vandercook, Brooklyn based Stukenborg arranges dice on the bed of his press (in some cases up to 1,147 of them!) in varying patterns and compositions to create these amazing letterpress prints. It is one of those ideas that you see and wonder “Why didn’t I think of this?”- but we all know that it is never that simple…
(via mint)
sneak peak
February 25, 2010 | 1 comment
Apple and black inks on extra thick museum board…
i’ve loved you a long time.
February 25, 2010 | 5 comments
A few months ago I found myself deep in the hollow that so many fall into during their mid- late twenties (post college, a couple of jobs later; I should have my life figured out, shouldn’t I?!). I started to realize quite a bit, mainly: I was in the wrong place doing the right thing. Now what? After a lot of thinking and worrying, I decided to climb out of the rut (in sort of a big way); thus the official beginning of Cleanwash Letterpress. I am short, and the walls were high; luckily I’ve had a lot of help:
Friends in Cleveland, Savannah, New York, Philadelphia (and wherever else you may have ended up) who have given me your opinion, asked questions, shown enthusiasm…
Domestic Construction and Curious & Company. To anyone reading this, do yourself a favor and keep an eye on them!
My boyfriend Chris who has done much of the high reaching and heavy lifting to get my studio and office in order (most of the time) without complaint. He has been incredibly patient with my impatience over these months- sometimes I forget to tell him that.
Chris, Maureen, Bobby, Billy, Jackie, grandmas, aunts, uncles, cousins…
My dad who has taught me the value of hard work and honesty; who has been so generous and supportive; who I have recently begun to appreciate even more for his endless experience and advice on life and business.
My mother; wherever she is.
Thank you, thank you to you all:
The past six months of my life have been an exciting and stressful adventure. I am excited for all that is to come. There is a lot to catch up on, photos to take, people and presses to introduce. Stay with me.
