hot off the press
CARDS of the month
This card is for all my gal pals going THRU it. There is a REAL freedom in clicking past 50, there is a real sense of “get fucked” when you get here. Im all about it and I welcome you all.
Found this majestic lil gem while surfing Instagram and stumbled across the.bitterbiscuit who comes up with daily inspiration that really HITS us older folk. I reached out and she was down to collab, I LOVE when people are COOL!
I cannot wait to send these out at Birthday cards to my homies!
WATCH HOW THESE WERE MADE HERE!
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
I like getting reassured that I don’t swear too much and it truly brings me joy to read all of those articles about having higher intelligence if you swear. I thought it would be cool to have this as a reassuring card to send out to other high brow thinkers like myself. I took some real time to design the cutest lil raccoon and bunny to deliver the message. This is all hand-carved linoleum block too, so it is all very amazing!