Letterpress Prints – Jessica Hische

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Featured Collection: Classic Books

Ten years in the making, these limited editon prints of my Barnes & Noble classics series are now available!

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Regular price $225.00 USD

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Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Regular price $225.00 USD

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Crime and Punishment

Crime and Punishment

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What is Letterpress?

Letterpress printing is a centuries-old form of relief printing in which a raised surface is inked and pressed into paper. Letterpress printers create prints with woodblocks, wood type, metal type, or metal / photo-polymer plates.

Letterpress prints are printed one color at a time. Artists create color separations and make unique plates for each layer of color. You can create single color prints or colors can be overlapped to create additional colors and beautiful overlay effects.

Modern letterpress enthusiasts love the tactile impression that plates make into paper. In my shop, I have a 1200lb 1940s Vandercook 4 cylinder press. When printing, a sheet of paper is attached to the cylinder and then manually rolled over the inked polymer plate.

The end result is a beautiful fine art print with a luscious tactile feel, gorgeous ink textures, and rich colors. I produce letterpress prints in limited editions for collectors and open editions for letterpress enthusiasts on a more limited budget.

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I Love Letterpress!

Nearly all of the letterpress prints you see in the shop are designed and hand-printed in my Downtown Oakland studio. If I can’t make something myself on my Vandercook (because it’s too big for my press or uses fancy foil-stamping) I work with my favorite printer pals Studio on Fire.