Letterpress on T-shirts

I had fun experimenting with letterpress on t-shirts with other creatives. The shirts were designed and made by Korai. It wasn't the easiest because letterpress in my opinion isn’t made for t-shirt type material. Still I had to try it out for myself to understand the pros and cons. The pros were the modern/vintage effects obtained. The cons were the difficulty in obtaining a clean print or making sure the roller didn’t get snagged on the cloth.

WILLIAM BLAKE’S ‘TIGER TIGER’
LETTERPRESS AND HANDSET IN WOOD  TYPE

Baby Shower Invitation

New Year upon us and if you are like me, you’ve got plenty of design inspiration and desperately seeking for time to do it all. Like mentioned on a previous post, being a creative means enjoying just about all acts of creating, which can be daunting but very satisfying!

Illustration and Design Pirouette Press | Screen printing Sire Press |
Gold Ink on French Paper Whip Cream

Lately it’s been pretty baby centric here. Before we welcomed Maya, a baby shower was given to her back in Texas. Needless to say, stationery is my specialty and I wanted to design her cards. This time round, I decided to focus on the design and leave the printing to Sire Press who did a great job screen printing! I absolutely love the gold ink on French Paper's Whip Cream!

The design is available for letterpress or flat printing.
Send inquiries at pirouettepress@gmail.com

Merry Christmas :: Buon Natale free download

Merry Christmas to all! For those of you who want a festive screen saver, send an e-greeting or even print next years Christmas greetings, here’s a free download for you (also available in Italian). 

ENLISH DOWNLOAD | ITALIAN DOWNLOAD

Parenting & Creating :: Go Hand In Hand

As a new parent and lover of print, I wondered (and still do) how parenting and creating can go hand in hand. Working at the computer, sketching ideas, writing at the blog, typesetting and doing simple chores has been possible because of my “what would I would do without” baby carrier! Inking my press is another story so far... Printing for the time being is reserved for moments when her grandparents or father can watch the bebè.

Being a creative person, I tend to want to do all creative projects by myself like designing her nursery, taking baby photos, making her stationery and so forth...  Seems like instead of scratching stuff on my to-do list, it grows the more I do! All the same, it's pretty cool as it’s opened up my mind to new projects and challenges which I’ll be posting the new year to come. In the meantime, there’s plenty of dyppies to change and smiles to be had!

PHOTO SHOOT AT HOME AFTER SEVERAL TRIES AND A COUPLE OF “ACCIDENTS”.

SETTING TYPE FOR CHRISTMAS CARDS WITH BABY! YES, IT CAN BE DONE.

Reminder Note & Letterpress Gift Idea :: Be Happy

A thoughtful reminder note and gift idea for your home, “Be Happy” during the holiday season and throughout the year! Happy Maker Station Market was created with the intention to highlight craft, design and their makers. We’ve opened up an online shop which we’ll be adding products to.

Pirouette Press has been collaborating with Paola Paoletti on limited textile print designs which are now on etsy. Letterpress printing on cloth isn’t easy, but we were pleasantly surprised at how well it worked for us on felt. This was also one of the first print jobs on the Vandercook!

LETTERPRESS FELT PILLOW | HANDPRINTED & HANDMADE IN ITALY

The Experience :: Letterpress Workers

The Experience with Letterpress Workers an international letterpress summit hosted by Officina Tipografica Novepunti has culminated in a book recounting their (our) adventures. I was fortunate to have been part of this experience and met many nice and talented people who gathered for several days under one roof in Milan to do what we are passionate about, letterpress.

The experience lives on, and as I wasn’t able to take part in the 2014 session due to my growing belly, I look forward to the next in 2015!

More photos here