Custom Letterpress Cards Blind Debossing

This is a recent printing that I did, a blind debossing on beautiful 100 percent cotton paper. I used my metal type, Bodoni Bold, and a metal heart ornament. Blind debossing presses the type and image into the thick paper. Hmm... what else should I heart?

Letterpress Peace Cards

Letterpress printed Peace cards using wood type and magnesium cut.

These cards were printed using wood type and a magnesium cut. Wood type must be set into the composing stick one at a time like other metal type. The plate of the press is inked, the type and cut is set into the chase and then printed.

Lehua Blossoms

According to Hawaiian legend, the goddess Pele fell in love with Ohia, a handsome warrior. He, however, was in love with a beautiful maiden, Lehua. Angered by this, Pele used her magical powers to transform Lehua into an Ohia tree. Other gods took pity on Lehua and turned her into a beautiful red Lehua blossom. Because of this, Lehua and Ohia could be together forever. (Lehua blossoms do grow on Ohia trees and usually are a crimson red hue.) This blossom does not really have petals that we are usually accustomed to seeing, but resemble slender red needles. This is my illustration of the Lehua that was first created using Illustrator and then made into a magnesium plate.