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Who We Are

Meet PiP’s letterpress printing instructors, advisors, and the leadership team that manages our day-to-day operations.

Instructors | Leadership Team | Advisors

Instructors

PiP’s instructors integrate innovative processes with centuries-old printmaking techniques, exploring what it means to be printers in the age of post-digital letterpress.

Laura Bentley
Seattle, WA
David Black David Black
Everett, WA
Mare Blocker Mare Blocker
Seattle, WA
Ben Blount Ben Blount
Evanston, IL
Mary Bruno
St. Joseph, MN
Rebecca Chamlee
Simi Valley, CA
Chris Chandler
Portland, OR
Evan Christie
Seattle, WA
Jennifer Farrell
Chicago, IL
Kate Fernandez
Seattle, WA
Glenn Fleishman
Seattle, WA
Steve Garst
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jennifer Graves Jennifer Graves
Los Angeles, CA
Jami Heinricher
Olympia, WA
Mike Hepher
Fernie, BC
Anne Hilton
Seattle, WA
Andrew Huot
Atlanta, GA
Demian Johnston
Seattle, WA
Amos P. Kennedy, Jr.
Detroit, MI
Dafi Kühne
Zürich, Switzerland
Annabelle Larner
Seattle, WA
Ellie Mathews
Port Townsend, WA
Joshue Molina
Los Ángeles, CA
Ryan Molloy
Ypsilanti, MI
Carl Montford
Seattle, WA
Sukhie Patel
Seattle, WA
Joanne Price
Bagdad, KY
Bio photo of Amy E. Redmond (PiP Leadership Team, Letterpress Instructor). Focus is on abstract typography. Amy Redmond
Seattle, WA
Jules Remedios Faye
Mt. Vernon, WA
Jessica Spring
Tacoma, WA
Bonnie Thompson Norman
Seattle, WA
Kristína Uhráková
Bratislava, Slovakia
Brad Vetter
Louisville, KY
Jenny Wilkson
Seattle, WA
David Wolske
Denton, TX
Yoshiko Yamamoto
Tacoma, WA
Carl Youngmann & Ellie Mathews
Port Townsend, WA

Leadership Team

The hardworking volunteers who manage PiP’s day-to-day operations. 

Laura Bentley
Seattle, WA
Chaya Keefe
Seattle, WA
Annabelle Larner
Seattle, WA
Sukhie Patel
Seattle, WA
Bio photo of Amy E. Redmond (PiP Leadership Team, Letterpress Instructor). Focus is on abstract typography. Amy Redmond
Seattle, WA
Jenny Wilkson
Seattle, WA

Advisors

Partners in Print is an Associated Program of Shunpike, a Seattle-based 501(c)(3) that empowers artists through equitable access to vital expertise, opportunities, and business services. While we do not have our own Board of Directors, we do rely on the valuable expertise of the following community members to keep the presses rolling. 

Larry Asher
Seattle, WA
Erin Beckloff
Oxford, OH
Ben Blount Ben Blount
Evanston, IL
Stephanie Carpenter
Manitowoc, WI
Thom Caraway
Spokane, WA
Claudia Castro Luna
Seattle, WA
Allison Fisher
Baltimore, MD
Glenn Fleishman
Seattle, WA
Rebeccca Gilbert
Portland, OR
Rick Griffith
Denver, CO
Anne Hilton
Seattle, WA
Linda Hunt
Edmonds, WA
Amos P. Kennedy, Jr.
Detroit, MI
Fiona McGuigan Fiona McGuigan
Seattle, WA
Jo Mikesell
Seattle, WA
Marie Oberkirsch
St. Louis, MO
Yuka Petz Yuka Petz
Tacoma, WA
Artist-activist Kristen T Ramirez in front of a wall of vibrant posters created by multiple letterpress artists for Partners in Print, a collaborative project amplifying community voices during the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown of 2020. Kristen T Ramirez
Seattle, WA
Jessica Spring
Tacoma, WA
Bethany Taylor Bethany Taylor
Spokane, WA
Kseniya Thomas
Ogden, UT
Kristin Tollefson
Bainbridge Island, WA
David Wolske
Denton, TX
Eric Woods Eric Woods
St. Louis, MO

Classes

Our Long-Distance Letterpress offerings are nearly as satisfying as the real thing, delivering expert instruction—no matter where in the world you live.

Long-Distance Letterpress: Reduction Cuts
Mary Bruno
October 21, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Letterpress makeready
Long-Distance Letterpress: Precision Makeready
Dafi Kühne
November 10, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Close-up of letterpress print showing overlapping letterforms in bright pink, yellow, and blue by Kristína Uhráková, instructor for Laser Cutting letterpress class for Partners in Print (PiP).
Long-Distance Letterpress: Laser Cutting for Letterpress
Kristína Uhráková
December 9, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm