Ladies of Letterpress Conference 2012

For the past week we were in Asheville, NC for the Ladies of Letterpress Conference. We spent a lot of time talking with other printers, going on local studio tours, and attending (and speaking at) panels about issues in the field of printing. It was an incredible trip! Here are some highlights:

Studio tour at Mink Letterpress (one of the most beautiful studios ever!):

Pool-side studio, Hand-Cranked Letterpress (along with cheese type):

Asheville BookWorks (and Paul Moxon's back):

7 Ton Letterpress studio tour (and collective for fur different presses):

Super awesome letterpress dance party! I had a feeling printers could break it down :)

And photo-booth fun during the dance party. 

I already miss everyone and we've only been gone two days!

LofLCon recap

As promised, although a bit late, here's my recap of the Ladies of Letterpress Conference this past August. We had such an amazing time meeting fellow printers, geeking out about ink and type, and learning tricks of the trade.

One of the best parts for me was meeting Judith Berliner of Full Circle Press, who also happened to be the keynote speaker. Judith is one of those people who is incredibly genuine and she's been printing since she was 14 years old. She's seen tons of changes in the industry and was also caring enough to ask everyone she could about their first press. She's completely inspiring and generous. I can't wait for the next conference!