Letterpress Delicacies

I saw Letterpress Delicacies on Creature Comforts this morning and love their work - slightly off-beat letterpress goods that are affordable with most items priced at $3.25.

Renegade Craft Fair 2008

Sean and I made it to the Renegade Craft Fair this Sunday (after the crazy rain shower). We were very pleasantly surprised to almost immediately run into our friend Sumana of Imaginary Friends, who had come from California for the show. We got to meet Nick - Sumana's brother and business partner - who is obviously a silk-screen expert (check out the color gradients on their cards and shirts)!



I was also very excited to meet Amber Zezeck of Brookadelphia - I love her acrylic word necklaces (and that tie necklace - yes, please!).



We saw a lot of plush toys at the show...our favorites were from Cherry Box (above) and Longoland (below). Cherry Box makes sad little plush trophies, and Longoland makes crazy monster plushies (high quality, with really amazing detail).



Longoland plushies.



Sycamore Street Press was new to RCF this year. I loved their stationary lines! A lot of Eva's work has a vintage feel to it, although my favorite cards were her more modern illustrations. Our pictures don't really do her work justice - check out Grace's post for far superior photo coverage!



Finally, we were excited to meet Shauna and Stephen of Something's Hiding In Here. These two pay attention to the details, and the quality of their work is just so great. I loved their stamps and the "love until it hurts" hearts.

So there you have it - Sub-Studio's favorite picks from this years RCF.

Art School Girl Editions

These are the first two prints from Art School Girl Editions. January's (left) is by Amy Jean Rowan, and February's by Sun Young Park. ASG Editions will work with a different artist each month. Each art piece will be letterpressed and a limited edition of 125. Best yet, they're affordable at $25 per print.

Happy Valentines Day, all! Today is a great excuse to spread a little extra love to you significant other, best friends, parents...have a great one...

Port2Port Press & Camilla Engman

Maria from Port2Port Press has a gorgeous set of new, limited-edition prints out. A collaboration with Camilla Engman, I just love their mix of illustration styles. At only $16 for both prints, I couldn't resist!

Bellis Studios

These cards by Bellis Studios are letterpressed, though I would never have guessed just by looking at them. I love the texture of the card and the unevenness of the ink. The card is available as a set of six for $12.95 or as a single card and envelope for $4 on Etsy here.

Sarah Erdmann - Lucky Star Press

I love this letterpress card by Sarah Erdmann of Lucky Star Press. The colors are beautiful, and the drawings are very sweet. It's available as a set of six cards and envelopes from her Etsy store for $12.

Pearl and Marmalade

I love these letterpress cards from Chicago-based Pearl and Marmalade. Run by two friends, Dani and Lee, Pearl and Marmalade's designs feature vintage drawings. They also make custom stationary. Visit their store here.

Keight Bergmann - Lure and Cast

I am loving these cards by Keight Bergmann, a graphic design student in Portland. The cards are letterpressed and come as a set of six for $12, available on Etsy. I like that they feel so textured - I always think of letterpressed items as being very clean and crisp.

Gift Guide - Paper Goods: Port2Port Press

For a nice gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, consider Maria of Port2Port Press' Card Society. You can sign up for a one, three, six or twelve month subscription, and the recipient will receive two unique cards per month. Each card is a limited edition print, that will never be repeated. All cards are hand printed by Maria on a Pilot letterpress and have a blank interior. Subscriptions to the Card Society vary from $16 - $134.

Gift Guide - Paper Goods: The Kenspeckle Letterpress

The Kenspeckle Letterpress makes a wide range of beautiful prints and notecards. Shown are the Dancing Loon (left) and the Two Chickadees (right).

Gift Guide - Paper Goods: Sesame Letterpress

Lovely coasters from Brooklyn-based Sesame Letterpress. Each coaster is hand-pressed on heavyweight, absorbent beverage board with a rubber-based ink that won't run. Available for $10 from Elsewares.

Christmas Cards

These made me laugh.

A christmas card by B Designs. For those who didn't behave. Available at Greer Chicago online.

And for all the greedy kids out there:



This card is from Sidepony, aka Kimberly Dawn Robertson. Her cards tend a little too much toward the hipster side for my tastes, but I couldn't resist this one.

Yee-Haw Industries

Cards from Yee-Haw Industries. This set is from the Farmer's Market Series. I'm not sure how I feel about having to buy the entire set for $50 rather than being able to buy just the tomato cards or something, but they are very nice nonetheless. Also, they have super cute Christmas cards, but I just can't bring my self to post about anything holiday related until at LEAST after halloween! I feel like the Christmas frenzy starts earlier and earlier every year...

Port2Port Press

This month's card from Port2Port Press:



I love the colors and the composition. Maria creates one limited edition card a month. Each card is handmade on her Pilot letterpress. Her cards are available via her Etsy store, as well as at online stores Little Paper Planes, Papastour, and Petaline.

Via Design*Sponge.

Sesame Letterpress

I came across Sesame Letterpress at IIKH this weekend. Beautiful stationary. Nice coasters, too, if I actually used them. Sesame Letterpress is a Brooklyn based design team - Breck Hostetter and Matt Heindl. From the Flickr stream I came across while doing a google search for Sesame Letterpress, it seems that Breck and Matt just had a baby. Congratulations!

Moontree Letterpress

Subtle stationary from Moontree Letterpress in Brooklyn, NY. Everything is printed on a Heidelberg Windmill press.