Fashion Hunter: letterpress

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studio on fire

i just came across studio on fire via cmybacon. lovely, lovely letterpress printing...

you cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair

golden rule. hand-drawn by koen, age 6

mixtape wedding. love it!

recently, a co-worker and i signed up to share a weekly produce delivery service from our state farmer's market. every saturday, we get a big box of fresh goodies on our doorstep. it is fun and challenging to find ways to use all the fruits and vegetables. last week we had a bunch of asparagus, which i cooked with butter, soy sauce, and balsamic vinaigrette. yum! do any of you subscribe to a csa or co-op? what kinds of food have you been getting lately? any spring recipes to share?

all of you farm-to-table folks, check out this farm letterpress calendar from one of my favorite press shops, 1canoe2.

more letterpress love...

if you've been reading this blog for a while, you know i am a little (or a lot) in love with letterpress. i think it started when i scoured the internet for wedding invitations. sadly, the letterpress designs were the most beautiful and the most expensive!

at one point i decided i wanted to make my own letterpress printer. fellow blogger juli and my husband sweetly jumped on board with my hairbrained idea, although we haven't had time to get started. check out these instructions for a homemade letterpress printer. seems doable! have any of you ever done this? am i crazy?

i keep coming across julia farrill's red bird ink, a wonderful letterpress shop based in atlanta. red bird ink was a runner-up in garden & gun's 2010 made in the south awards.

check out julia on her press!

courtesy of redbirdink.com

some of my favorite designs from her shop...

eyewear flat cards
(sometimes i wish i had an excuse to buy great frames like these, but i have perfect eyesight!)

red berries coasters

red birds stationery

i heart letterpress!

i have been more than a little obsessed with letterpress lately. i love the handmade, one-at-a-time nature of letterpress printing, and, since i also love music, i wanted to feature hatch show print for this post. hatch show print is based in nashville and has been cranking out concert posters and advertisements since 1879. hatch created posters for ryman auditorium and grand ole opry performers such as johnny cash, bill munroe, and hank williams. check out this video for a look inside the shop, which is still in operation today under manager jim sherraden.