Letterpress printing stands out through its tactile nature. This craft excels at contrasting crisp type and soft paper.
Letterpress has a timeless, classic quality perfect for marking special occasions and creating unique prints. I work on a Chandler and Price 12×18 press from 1925.
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- 2-colour print, “Cooking is like Love”. Edition of 20, sold out.
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- Set of 3 mini enclosure gift cards with pickles.
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- Letterpressed print, “we are meant to eat together”
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- 2011 calendar on fsc-certified paper
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- Large letterpressed poster: “your gender, your body/ is exactly right”.
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- Large letterpress poster: 13×19 inches, printed on fsc-certified tree-free paper.
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- 3 colour print, printed on 100% cotton paper
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- Special 4-colour letterpressed love print
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- Letterpressed print on cream watercolour paper
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- 2-colour greeting card with blue ink and a ‘blind impression’.
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- Fundraising print for immigration and refugee rights. Edition of 30.
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- Greeting card with matching envelope
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- Teeth are not tools letterpress print
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- 2-colour letterpressed poster,“Read in order to live”. Sold out.
The story of how I met my press includes a crane. I continue the letterpress tradition of antique wood type and hand-set metal type, and also use computers to transfer custom digital designs onto polymer plates for letterpress printing.
Custom letterpress work: I’ve printed custom poetry, invitations, and artwork. To inquire about custom letterpress work, email me at sambradd.designs@gmail.com for a quote and to see if letterpress printing will work for your idea.
Online store: To purchase certain letterpress prints, please click here.
