Nov 05, 2009
Elevated Press is very happy to announce that we will be participating as a vendor in the Renegade Holiday Craft Fair in Chicago on December 5th and 6th!
This is our first Renegade Craft Fair, and we are super excited to show our work next to so many other talented artists and craftspeople. For those of you not familiar with the Renegade Fair, I think they say it best: "The Renegade Craft Fair is a unique, DIY event showcasing over hundreds of the most talented Artists + Crafters around. The fair takes place in cities across the US, including Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles & San Francisco. At RCF you'll find all sorts of cool handmade stuff - including plush items, jewelry, poster + prints, craft kits, clothing, stationery + more."
Some new products that we're working on for the show include: an adorable new love-related card, gift tags, a limited edition art print, 2 more holiday cards, and a 2010 calendar!
The Fair is taking place at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse, in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood.
The address is: 1419 W. Blackhawk St., Chicago, IL 60642
Click here for more details: http://www.renegadecraft.com/holiday-chicago
Please join us there!
In September, my husband Pete and I drove to Cleveland, OH, headquarters of Chandler and Price Co., to pick-up our very own C&P platen press from a retiring printer. Weighing in at around 2,200 lbs, it was definitely a tough piece of equipment to move. Luckily there was a forklift rental place about a mile down the road from the former print shop.
Since there were no drivers available to drop it off at the shop, Pete very bravely decided to drive the forklift on the major 5 lane road connecting the two locations. I drove behind him in the huge pick-up truck we borrowed from Pete's Dad, with hazards blinking. Topping out at somewhere around 10 miles per hour, we slowly made our way, all the while the forklift bouncing around like crazy after hitting every little pothole and manhole cover. Oh, and I forgot to mention that it was raining the entire time!
Once we got there, we loaded the press in the truck without a hitch. Phew, big relief!
The journey continued with returning the forklift to the rental place, our truck stalling out due to a weak battery connection, and a stressful 3 hour drive back to the studio, BUT we made it just fine! I'm just sorry that I didn't get any photos of our adventure...
Moving the extremely heavy and bulky equipment needed for letterpress printing has proven to be much more difficult than I ever expected. But it's so worthwhile because this stuff is built to last. I just hope that we won't be moving studios again anytime soon!
Here's a photo of the press safe and sound in the studio.
This is the latest business card printed in the studio on our Chandler and Price press.
These cards were designed by graphic designer Anne-Marie Kim for her own use.
Elevated Press is pleased to work with graphic designers by letterpress printing their personal and client projects. If you have a design that you'd like letterpress printed, contact the studio and let's talk about it.
