Look, look at these fine hangtags that Bill just finished up. Here is the die that cuts out each tag and drills the hole in same pass. Letterpress printed in papaya ink on our Smock bamboo paper, these are a special way to say thanks!
Majestic, glorious towers of Smock. These items are the “contain multiples” that one may use to have a collection of stylish whatevers. Available through fine shops or Etsy.
Joe works on printing outer envelopes in silver ink with beautiful filigree artwork.
Deep within the Boxcar Village lives the house of shipping where all manner of packages come and go, whisked through under Joel’s watchful eye.
We’re so thrilled to see how many people participated in our Facebook contest last week – we had over 70 entries, and a lot of really great guesses! It came pretty close, but we found a winner: Jillian Contreni Sokso!
Jillian is a printmaker - not exclusively letterpress, but mixed media prints, usually making one-of-a-kind works of art. She teaches printmaking in the art department at Houghton College, which is in the southern tier of New York state. She also makes quite a few artist’s books, too – check out her website to see some of her amazing work!
Congratulations to Jillian, and thank you to everyone who participated!!!
In addition to the supreme dedication and wonderful personalities of the people in finishing, there is also a continual art show on Nancy! Her incredible ocean scenery has been a work in progress for years. She thanks Rick at Halo heartily for putting it there. I thank her for wearing it so well!
Here is a plate mounted on our Boxcar base. Lou’s letterpress is singing in pool ink today, a lovely deep blue. Hearing the press run never gets old.
Flowers are blooming all over in the Smock area! Using the pollen pattern gift wrap (which is 2 sided), Jen has made this amazing, huge, beautiful display piece. So many ideas, only 24 hours in a day!
Our gal Jennifer in the finishing department wraps up a job in Bella Figura signature chocolate brown boxes & cushy protection inside. Off it goes! Bye, bye letterpress children!
by Carrie Valenzuela, letterpress printer. 12:31 p.m.
We’re constantly finding cool things around Syracuse, and we love to see exciting new things happening in the area. Lots of independent businesses are springing up, there’s a great push to buy local products, and some new public art displays are just a few of the things we’re diggin’ these days.
So, needless to say, we were beyond psyched to find out that Syracuse First – a local nonprofit dedicated to getting the people of Syracuse to think, buy & be local by supporting independent businesses within the community – did a great feature on us here at Boxcar Press! Visit the Syracuse First Blog to see the full profile, and check out their website to find other great businesses around here.
We thought we’d share some of our favorite Syracuse First businesses – if you’re in the area, check them out!
Big thanks again to Syracuse First for the awesome feature!