Evidence of the Hand Press, the imprint of artist, designer and artisan Jenny Yoshida Park, is proud to announce the publication of its first book.

The book is a 10-foot-long drawing inspired by illustrations and diagrams from the Encyclopaedia Britannica that have been disarranged and reassembled in a Frankenstein mishmash of tectonic plates from the world of knowledge.

The drawings in the book were letterpress printed  from polymer plates created from digital scans of original drawings. Diagram labels have been handwritten on each copy of the book. The edition is limited to 40 signed and numbered copies in leoporello bindings of Arches Text and Japanese mulberry paper. Five of these are deluxe copies housed in oversized clamshell boxes; 35 copies in hard slipcases covered in handmade paste paper.

Jenny Yoshida Park

Evidence of the Hand Press

5433 Linda Vista Road, Suite A  San Diego, CA 92110

(619) 846-7211   jennyyoshida@gmail.com

www.yoshidapark.com

TISELLE is a custom letterpress+design studio located in the heart of Los Angeles. TISELLE was launched as a custom design studio specializing in event invitations, social stationery and business cards, and has since expanded with a retail line. TISELLE prints using various presses including the Vandercook Sp15 and the Heidelberg and uses only eco-friendly paper and materials. The studio subsidizes 75% of the electrical power with solar panels thus reducing its carbon footprint. For more information on TISELLE, please visit: www.TISELLE.com.

TISELLE

2810 Clearwater Street, Los Angeles 90039

Paul Alessini – Officina Dante

Rob Buchert - Tryst Press

Ethan Ensign – Scrub Oak Bindery

Click here to see their new website. Here are some gorgeous photos from the site used by permission.

MaeMae Paperie is in its second year of imagination and production under the direction of designer, Megan Knight Gonzalez. Crafted with the intention of assisting others in putting their rich stories and dreams onto paper through the means of design, MaeMae offers completely custom invitations, announcements, and social stationery. With her three different printing methods, digital, offset lithography, and letterpress, MaeMae opens the door for custom work made with love for any budget. Currently MaeMae is making a transition to offering both readymade wedding suites and greeting cards alongside her custom work. Some of MaeMae’s recent clients include Urbanic Paper Boutique, Cotton Idea Studio, Crystal Cathedral, and Poko Pano.

(Janet Martorello is a renown calligrapher and has taught at the International Printing Museum’s Book Arts Institute)

Janet Martorello delights is all of the arts of the book: Calligraphy, Design, Papermaking, and Structures. She was trained in the medieval arts of preparing and cutting quills, preparing vellum, grinding pigments and ink to write and paint with, making gesso and gilding. She has been privileged to study with some of the world’s best calligraphers but believes there is much to be learned from everyone and takes advantage of all of the opportunities she can. Janet runs her own art studio producing custom work for private clients, companies, TV and film. She enjoys all facets of Calligraphy including originals, work for reproduction, and fine art framed work.

Designers and printers of custom couture letterpress wedding invitations, letterpress stationery and letterpress invitations. Complete line of paper products including gift wrap, gift totes and journals. Commercial prepress and photopolymer plate production services now available to designers and printers.

Visit elumdesigns.com

Envelopments

1209 East Wakeham, Santa Ana, CA  92705

714.569.3350

Envelopments.com

For over 15 years, Envelopments has partnered with companies just like yours to enable the design and innovation of custom communiqués and world class paper presentations. With over 200 colors/textures/patterns and over 70 shapes/sizes, we provide a versatile system of ideas, tools and related products. We also boast unsurpassed customer service and extremely fast fulfillment.

You work hard to craft your message, so don’t let it get lost in translation. We’ll make sure you get noticed.

Envelopments has generously donated paper for the Fair which you will see displayed as colorful flag decorations.

John Barrett’s Letterpress Things
Chicopee, MA

A neat little store in New England selling supplies, type, tools, materials and occasionally a press or two.

We’ll have all sorts of items for the table-top printer including:
stones, furniture kits, planers, brushes, Kort Gauges, keys and quions, line gauges, black ink and ink knifes,
wash-up bottles, quad/spacer kits, tweezers, thins, composing sticks, tympan and pressboard.
Plus, lots of plates and a variety of “goodies”!  See you on the 29th.

Wendy Emery is a graphic designer and letterpress printer. She recieved her BFA in Visual Communications from California State University Long Beach. Her design work has appeared in Communication arts, Graphis, How, Letter arts Review, and in books such as Graphic Design on a Limited Budget, Designing Identity, and the AIGA Sports Graphics Show.
Wendy Currently teaches at CSU Long Beach, and has her own print shop, Pup & Pony Press, (named after her two childrenís favorite animals, with a nod to advertising history.) Her products, mainly greeting cards and tee shirts, are inspired by her love of cute vintage graphics and bad puns.

Visit the Etsy shop here.

Hiromi Paper has been in business for over 21 years, serving as a bridge for Western artists, printers, and conservators to Japanese papermakers. At Hiromi Paper, we are always looking for new paper to supply the needs of our customers through our direct contact with Japanese paper makers. For your projects, we provide custom papers and will do all that we can to assist you.

www.hiromipaper.com