Blog, Charleston, Event

Mixson Maker’s Market

Posted on by Allison Nadeau

In November 2011, we participated in the first Maker’s Market at Mixson. (For those of you unfamiliar with Mixson, it’s an eco-conscious community in the Park Circle neighborhood of North Charleston.) I’ve been lucky enough to work with Mixson in the past with the Charleston Craft Bee, so, of course, Jamie and I were really happy to hear that they’re introducing a Maker’s Market on the first Sunday of each month.
The series of markets kicked off this April and will be continuing monthly through December 2012.

INK MEETS PAPER will be set up May 6, July 1, October 7, November 4, and December 2– we’d love to have you make the Maker’s Market a part of your Sunday afternoon!

The following photos are from the April 2012 Maker’s Market (all courtesy of Mixson). It was so much fun, and, as always, we loved seeing so many people who love sending cards.

Blog, Custom

Woodgrain Wedding Invitation Set

Posted on by Allison Nadeau

From start to finish, we had a lot of fun with this wedding invitation set. Our friend and almost-next-door-neighbor, Sarah first contacted us about letterpress printing her very best friend’s wedding invitations. We had both Sarah and Heather over to the studio to talk about the project and printing. Heather is the owner and designer behind Patch Design Studio; she makes beautiful block-printed fabric goods (I particularly love this okra dish towel). It was so nice to talk with another printmaker (and someone who understands and appreciates the nuances of old-school printing).
Heather’s friend Rebecca Paull Marshall designed the invitation and two-sided reply card. We printed them in a single color (handmixed brown) onto 110-lb cotton paper (pearl white).

Woodgrain Wedding Invitation Set

Woodgrain Wedding Invitation Set

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Since the invitation image was fairly large (in terms of our 8×12 press), it took a bit of work with the makeready to ensure an even impression for both the woodgrain and text. At the recommendation of our friend Keith (whose Chandler & Price Craftsman paper cutter we’re using), I’ve recently started using vellum for the makeready and have been really happy with the results.

woodgrain invitations

 

Blog, Ink Meets Paper, Press

Wrap Magazine: Issue Four

Posted on by Allison Nadeau

Wrap: a magazine for reading, and wrapping.
Wrap front cover

Issue four of this UK-based publication focuses on North America. We were honored to be included in an article on the revival of letterpress printing. Other printers featured in the article included Blackbird Letterpress (Kathryn of Blackbird even created the article’s title and printed gift tags for 150 lucky subscribers), Yee-Haw Industries, and Inkwell Boutique.

Wrap letterpress article

 

Wrap letterpress article 2

Sarah, the article’s author, was kind enough to send us a copy of the publication… it’s such a work of art (and includes both articles and full-page illustrations). Its large format is impressive, and it’s bound with an elastic band to make accessing the pages for wrapping easy. I particularly love the illustrations of this issue.

Wrap magazine

 

Wrap magazine

 

Wrap magazine

 

Wrap magazine back cover

Hooray for print!

Blog, Charleston, Event

St. Paddy’s Day Block Party

Posted on by Allison Nadeau

We could not have asked for more perfect weather to spend the entire day outside during the 2012 St. Paddy’s Day Block Party in Park Circle. With over 10,000 people in attendance, Park Circle is definitely becoming the place to go for St. Patrick’s Day festivities. The day kicked off around noon with a parade down East Montague and continued until well into the evening. There were games and kids’ activities, amazing food by local restaurants and foot trucks, plenty of Guinness to drink, and lots of handmade goods by local artisans. This was our first year participating as vendors, and Jamie and I had such a great time meeting new people and enjoying the beautiful day. So, a big thank you to everyone who dropped by our tent to say hello and pick up a card.
Below are a few scenes from the day. There were people everywhere!

We were set up near EVO Pizza– our tent is on the right-hand side of the photo below.

Again, it was an absolutely beautiful day to spend outside.