Letterpress Love

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We have a bit of an obsession with letterpress artwork. We've always had a penchant for print materials, and lately there have been many fantastic print artists catching our eye. The reproducible (although often limited-edition) nature of these works also tends to make them more affordable options for adding to our collection. Here are some of our favorites, of late...

Here are four of our favorite print artists of late:

1-4 Aardvark Letterpress Fine Art Editions: This letterpress studio has created a 40th Anniversary project representing the full scope of the business's history, called the Los Angeles Loteria Series.

5-8 Roll and Tumble Press available on Etsy, has a great collection of "instructional posters" that play on our fondness of fonts with the antique wood type.

9-12 Wiltinkie is a fantastic letterpress shop that offers images based off of their favorite stories from childhood. Available one-at-a-time or for half-price with a year long subscription, there are 12 great images that appeal to children and adults.

13-16 Yee-Haw Industries brings an ornery, southern flair to their works, creating great prints that hearken back to the old west and loud, cantankerous typesetting.

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I usually don't like "message" posters, but the zombie warning could be a lifesaver.

posted by rosenatti on March 30th 2009 at 2:18pm
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I just came across this lovely print over the weekend:

http://visualingual.wordpress.com/2009/03/30/earth-print-by-jane-kim/

posted by visualingual on March 30th 2009 at 2:23pm
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considering my boyfriend and i just had a discussion about a certain friend of his who is consistently rude, i think the "mind your manners" poster will be prominently displayed in my home in just a few short days....

posted by shminta on March 30th 2009 at 2:49pm
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Oh, lordy, that zombie one. Must get! Today is a friend's birthday and it would be PERFECT for him.

posted by Tiamat_the_Red on March 30th 2009 at 2:58pm
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Thanks for sharing! Here is one of my favorites from Dazeychic on Etsy. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22943012

It says "Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry"
It's the last thing I see when I walk out of the door in the morning.

posted by longgoneblonde on March 30th 2009 at 4:51pm
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