Category archives: business

Hello, spring!

Charlotte and I just spent a lovely early afternoon at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in the sun, and now we’re ready to show off the new cards, albums, and journals using the newest Japanese papers! They are done and up in the shop!

Letterpress cards with handwritten text and a square of Japanese paper [...]

Zeichen Press

I thought you might be interested in seeing some other great letterpress work out there!
This is a very fun interview with Fran Shea of Zeichen Press in Minnesota. My favorite part?: “Designing using this centuries-old method, alone – in the garage – in the winter… you sort of forget that you are making things [...]

C’mon spring!

The sun was actually out for a bit this morning and February – for possibly the first time ever – seems to be flying by!

Work table, stacked with prepped journals, albums, and paper…they’ll turn in to butterflies later today and tomorrow
Spring will be here before we know it and I’ve been working hard to add [...]

Productivity with a 4 1/2 month-old…it’s not an oxymoron!

A quick note: My mom reminded me yesterday to make sure my blog incorporates work *and* life. To paraphrase: “Finding that blend of meaningful work and life is what we’re all after and that’s what people love hearing about.”
Lately, a lot of people have asked me how I’m managing to get *anything* done with [...]

Campbell Raw Press on Felt & Wire Shop!

I’ve followed Felt & Wire on Twitter for some time now and was excited to see them launch a curated online paper goods shop a little while back. They’ve chosen a selection of really fantastic handmade paper work and I’ve had my sights on joining their ranks for a while.

Well, the time has come! [...]

New Look Book for Chiyogami Letterpress Collection

Despite the grey and cold of February, we are nose-to-the-grindstone around here. In addition to putting together new albums, journals, and custom books, I am also gearing up promotional materials for the year and spreading the word about what we’re up to!

This is the new look book for our Chiyogami Letterpress Collection. It’s designed to [...]

The book, continued / Part 2

(To see what in the world I’m talking about, here’s Part 1)

My dad is here this week and we’re (he’s) getting our apartment seriously organized and outfitted with much-needed shelving he’s built for us (although anyone can see he’s really made the trip to visit my 2 feet, 2 inches tall assistant!).
This year, [...]

2010

My work table, especially well lit
Predictable or not, the beginning of the year just seems like a great time to take a deep breath, look around, see how the past year added up, and get a sense of the possibilities the new year has to offer. After an amazing 2009 that was full of all [...]

Happy new year!

2009 has been one of the best years of my life, hands down. The joy, confidence, happiness, and unlimited enthusiasm that came along with Charlotte has us floating about a million miles above the earth and, frankly, we don’t see ourselves coming down any time soon.
Thanks to every one of you who supports the work [...]

2010 letterpress calendars and holiday cards are ready!

You may have noticed that it’s somehow already mid-November – how exactly did that happen?!? I guess time flies when you’re having fun! Amazingly, Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away…that means we are about to be in the midst of the holiday season!
We have been busily designing, printing, and binding around here. We are [...]