RawArtLetterpress

Hello and Welcome to Raw Art Letterpress!
- ABOUT MY WORK:
I sell Handmade Original Raw Art Letterpress prints, Giclee / Museum quality Fine Art Reproductions of my original prints, Giclee prints of original illustrations and typography and commercially printed greeting cards. More about these below.* If you are looking for traditional letterpress, my prints are probably not for you. Everything is perfectly imperfect, handmade and quirky, hence the Raw in Raw Art Letterpress.

HANDMADE ORIGINAL PRINTS
are made from hand cut plates and letters and printed with a letterpress method of my own invention - my prints are not linocuts or woodblocks. I draw and cut by hand every letter and shape you see, I cut the plates, set the type and press the prints by hand. Sometimes the plates are perfectly square, close, but authentically imperfect. Since I hand press each piece, there may also be variation in ink coverage. the ink is, as i like it, textured and goopey. I call the process "Raw Art Letterpress"

The plates I use have a very short life span. I usually make about 20 prints per plate, then may make a new plate with the same quote but each plate is entirely new and never the same. The version of the print shown may vary from the one you get as slight design variations have evolved over time.

GICLEE FINE ART REPRODUCTIONS and ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS:
I make Giclee reproductions of my original prints, graphic prints with my own fonts as well as standard fonts.

GICLEE PRINT QUALITY:
These are Fine Art, Museum Quality Prints. I use super-heavy matte archival paper and an Epson Professional 3880 printer using the most current technology UltraChrome K3™ technology inks. These prints are rated to last generations without discoloration.

GICLEE COLOR: Computer screens can display color very differently - if an exact color match is important to you, you may send me samples of your colors via usps or your postal service of choice. Color charts are guides for the giclee prints and not the handmade prints.

SIZES: Prints are designed to fit in standard sized frames unless otherwise noted. I make the inky area a bit smaller than the mat opening so, as is traditional in printmaking, the inky edges show

ALL PRINTS ARE SOLD UNFRAMED and UNMATED - some listings may show prints in frames - these are not included with your purchase. All prints are sold UN-framed and UN-mated. I do not offer framing services - the cost to insure and ship the prints framed is not cost effective for you. Most of the frames shown were purchased in the US at Aaron Brothers or Michael's Crafts.

WATERMARKS - these will not appear on your print

SIGNED - All prints are attributed, signed and dated on the front in pencil as is traditional in printmaking.

LULU BUG JEWELRY: Sue from Lulu Bug Jewelry makes silver pendants from some of my prints. These may be shown in my listings but are NOT included with your order - please see www.lulubugjewelry.etsy.com to purchase the jewelry Sue is the co owner of this shop.

QUESTIONS: Please write if you have questions BEFORE you order - Thanks!

Raw art Letterpress is owned by Lulu Bug Jewelry / Sue Urquhart

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