We bring people together by using old printing presses to amplify new voices, share knowledge, and spark creativity.
Jennifer Graves is a letterpress printer, book artist, and instructor based in Los Angeles. Since taking her first letterpress class in 2010 Jennifer has spent years growing, refining her own skills and learning from others. Jennifer chooses to primarily use wood and metal type, occasionally incorporating linoleum, pressure printing, and wood cuts. Much of her work addresses life and social issues through a lens of love and hope. Through type and vibrant, appropriate color, Jennifer’s messages resonate and invite audiences to be encouraged, ponder life and the life around them. In the summer she teaches an Introduction to Letterpress course through Extension at Otis College of Art and Design.
What's a Shop Talk? As printers, we always mind our Ps and Qs, but we might also need a little Q and A from time to time. The challenge of preserving a craft that predates the Google search by centuries requires some printer-to-printer networking. Shop Talks are for talking shop: comparing notes on equipment and…
What's a Shop Talk? As printers, we always mind our Ps and Qs, but we might also need a little Q and A from time to time. The challenge of preserving a craft that predates the Google search by centuries requires some printer-to-printer networking. Shop Talks are for talking shop: comparing notes on equipment and…
What's a Shop Talk? As printers, we always mind our Ps and Qs, but we might also need a little Q and A from time to time. The challenge of preserving a craft that predates the Google search by centuries requires some printer-to-printer networking. Shop Talks are for talking shop: comparing notes on equipment and…
Moving from two dimensions to complex folded surfaces can be a joy and a challenge. Bring a letterpress printed book to show and tell.
Where do you source your letterpress paper, inks, shop tools, and press parts?
What's a Shop Talk? As printers, we always mind our Ps and Qs, but we might also need a little Q and A from time to time. The challenge of preserving a craft that predates the Google search by centuries requires some printer-to-printer networking. Shop Talks are for talking shop: comparing notes on equipment and…
How do you keep your presses running smoothly, and what mechanical issues have you encountered?
What’s a Shop Talk? As printers, we always mind our Ps and Qs, but we might also need a little Q and A from time to time. The challenge of preserving a craft that predates the Google search by centuries requires some printer-to-printer networking. Shop Talks are for talking shop: comparing notes on equipment and…
So much letterpress knowledge isn't found in books; it is passed down from printer to printer. What printing concept, creative solution, or shortcut can you share?
What’s a Shop Talk? As letterpress printers, we always mind our Ps and Qs, but we might also need a little Q and A from time to time. The challenge of preserving a craft that predates the Google search by centuries requires some printer-to-printer networking. Shop Talks are for talking shop: comparing notes on equipment…
Artist residencies can breathe new life into your letterpress printing practice. Curious to try one, or have you experienced one? What tips do you have for finding, applying for, affording, and making the most of artist residencies once you're there?