Category: letterpress

Godling Pearl Old Style No.3

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Golding Pearl Old Style #3

How was your 4th of July weekend?! Good, I hope! Heartfish Press welcomed a new (old) press on Sunday! Meet the Golding Pearl Old Style No. 3 — made in 1902! Dan at the Arm Letterpress had been restoring it for me and finally she was ready to move into my studio.

The Pearl can be moved in pieces so that made the move a lot easier… but to lift the top part, 2-3 guys hands are required…

Everything is in the van and ready to go…

and when we came to my studio, Dan put them all back together (THANK YOU SO MUCH!) and there she is! Sitting right next to me right now :)

Ohhh that heart-shaped treadle… melts my heart every time — now, everyday! Can’t wait to print with her!

Again, thank you very much, Dan at the Arm, my friend Christian and my husband Randy for your time and hands, there was no way I could have done this by myself. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Live What You Love 11th Edition

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Happy Friday and Happy July! The summer is full swing, hope you have some fun plans this 4th of July weekend… :)

Live What You Love 11th edition is all printed and available! Some new colors, some familiar colors… but overall, I was inspired by the summer. Here are some photos from the studio while I was printing them… took me few weeks.

and here are the finished products!

Live What You Love Yellow Green:

Live What You Love Yellow Green

Live What You Love Hunter Green:

Live What You Love Hunter GreenLive What You Love Light Blue:

Live What You Love Light BlueLive What You Love Blue:

Live What You Love BlueLive What You Love Grape:

Live What You Love GrapeAnd don’t forget the popular colors such as pink, yellow, light grey, black and red… they are all back in stock!

Which one is your favorite? :)

Letterpress of Pray

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Bluemoon Letterpress in Japan is organizing an earthquake fundraiser letterpress exhibition called “Letterpress of Pray” at BOOKS KUBRICK gallery in Fukuoka this summer and Heartfish Press is more than proud and honored to be a part!

They are still looking for more letterpress work for the gallery, if you are interested, please visit their page and participate. Japan still needs our support!

Your letterpress work will be displayed and viewed by many Japanese people. It’s ok that if you made it before. It’s better that the letterpress has message for Japan. If you could also include few extra, people can purchase them and 100% of the proceeds from this exhibition will go directly to earthquake child support group in Iwate prefecture (Concerning the establishment of a fund for the financial aid of the earthquake and tsunami orphans.).

Beautiful book jacket cover by Bluemoon Letterpress:

I never actually seen Japanese metal types in action — interesting!

and if you are in Japan, please look forward to the exhibition this summer.

Sneak Peek…

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Live What You Love 11th edition sneak peek… Available really soon! Light Grey is back in stock now!

Happy Friday and Happy Weekend :)