hot off the press
As a full time printer I owe a lot of my longevity to my printers devils. The multitudes of young students that dedicate 100s of volunteer hours to a small creative business and I get to pass on the craft I have dedicated over half my life to. I am grateful for all my devils and all the devils that keep on comin’! Honor your devils and the craft by hanging one of these gems in your shop or classroom!
12” X 18”
This limited edition, hand-carved, reduction linoleum block print is inspired by our beautiful Minnesota woods and our winding blue waters. This land we call home is way too beautiful to not go get lost in every once in awhile!
12” X 18”
This card is like a built in dad joke! Hilarious letterpress printed Father's Day card.
CARDS of the month
These bandanas took over 100 hours to make. Honestly, they took a little piece of our sanity too.
We started with 24” X 24” super soft organic cotton bandanas from Maiwa in British Columbia because we wanted them to feel like an old favorite from the very first time you wore them. Then we hand-dyed every one of them out on the patio during a beautiful June afternoon.
Then we designed an entirely original 24” x 24” print inspired by old print shops, my Vandercook press tracks, dingbats, shop tools, and Bruno Press history. Then we spent two full days carving it by hand!
Because the block is too large for our presses, every single bandana is printed by hand using a baren. One at a time, inked by hand 100 times. They are all a little different. There is linoleum “noise” where the ink was picked up, but that is all part of the beauty. If you want perfect, you came to the wrong place :)
Then they cure for two days, head to the laundromat to make sure the ink stays put, and finally get washed, dried, folded, and packaged. No AI and no shortcuts.
So yes, they're expensive. They're wearable prints and little pieces of Bruno Press that get to travel through the world with you. I am absolutely obsessed with them!!
12” X 18” Incredible rainbow rolled sky with a linoleum carved tree line.
The second edition I tried to capture the colors of the Aurora Borealis a bit better. THe one is all purples and greens and it is what I wish I could see, but mostly cannot with an iPhone. I added the quote right between the tree branches and its a banger.
Hand-inked gradient background + Linoblock carved pine trees + hand-set wood type
