i love letterpress

i took a weekend letterpress workshop in august and fell in love! it's such an involved (and to start, slow) process that i found it very meditative and peaceful. i was able to go work in the space again the other day and worked on some cards. here are a few pics i took while at bookworks :)

first, i chose the type size and font and put together my text and images

headed to the press (one on either size of the wooden furniture holder)

i picked out my ink color and warmed it up by mushing it around for a minute or so

once i placed the type on the press, i arranged furniture pieces (various sized wooden pieces that hold the type in place on the press) around it and started to add ink to the rollers

after a few test runs, i needed to re-arrange the furniture a couple times to make sure the paper i fed through the rollers would fall where i wanted over the type

and voilà! the finished product

i've made several other simple cards that i will take photos of and post soon. i'm always looking for cute phrases or quotes to work on next...do you have some good ideas for me? 

xox cor