studio tour: sycamore street press

April 29, 2010

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sycamore street press

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I found our beloved Vandercook no. 3 letterpress via Don Black Linecasting in Toronto. I highly recommend these guys. They've been around for a long time, and they know what they are talking about. The Vandercook's previous owner was a career pressman who's boss let him take the press home when it had become "obsolete". This pressman then used it to print church newsletters for the next several decades, until he sold it to Don Black, who fixed it up and then sold it to us in the summer of 2007.
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We moved the press into our townhouse's dining room on Sycamore Street in Columbus, Ohio. The living room became the office / shipping station, and the basement housed all of the inventory. It was a cozy operation, but a year and a half later, Kirk decided to join me full time in the business as well, and our little place was bursting at the seams. So, we packed everything up, and moved out west to Utah to be near our families. In fact, we moved in with my parents so that we could afford to rent out a separate studio and save up for a house. It's been incredible working in this airy, light filled space, and it's the perfect location for the workshops we've been teaching on occasion.

After 2 1/2 years in business, Kirk and I have printed countless cards, posters, invitations, etc...on our completely manually operated press. It's a real workhorse and we love it...but we'd also love to add a more efficient Heidelberg to the mix one of these days.
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13 hello's:

  1. are these pictures from the studio?because it looks so cute and cozy!

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  2. great studio, nice and light :)
    It looks like a nice place to be

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  3. What a beautiful, creative space! I wish I had that much room to spread out, someday :)

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  4. Thanks everyone! I just wanted to add that my friend Zuzanna Audette took these photos. She's an amazing photographer!

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  5. Wow, not only is her work wonderful but look at that studio! Yummy!

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  6. I love Sycamore Street Press. I just received an order of 10 prints from them today. Swoon.

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  7. i love seeing studio pictures - always so fun to take a peek at people's workspaces! i love sycamore street too - their prints are amazing!

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  8. Your studio is beautiful, Eva & Kirk! So great to hear the story behind your press!

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  9. I really love the Sycamore Stree Press prints so its lovely to see where the magic happens :) what a fantastic space to work in. I would love to have a studio space one day. I also really admire the sacrafices you made to make your dreams happen, it must be so rewarding to do something you really love after all your hard work to get this far!

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  10. wow, it all looks so gorgeous and fresh!

    <3
    Mila.

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  11. i'm going to be in columbus, ohio over memorial weekend for my brother in law's wedding! i must check out this shop, i bet i could spend hours in there hehe! i just LOVE how colorful it is!

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  12. what a beautiful space!! you can see how their creativity enters into all areas of their lives. thanks for sharing!!
    xoxo
    tod @ http://bibliochicshop.blogspot.com/

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  13. such a great space! eva + kirk are SO inspiring.

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