Starting out the new year at an affordable, community friendly art space is pretty awesome. Here are a few photos. Online shopping is the norm these days, it seems! So I think you either put your heart and soul into the best retail space possible or you focus on saving money and art…latter is my vibe right now…maybe forever. Anyway, look for more limited edition cards in the future!
Our brick and mortar shop is officially closed.
We rented this space early 2020 and then…well, you know what happened. Damn you Covid! But the past year things were starting to look brighter on the retail front. However, it just didn’t work out. Even though I really enjoyed talking with so many customers, I just couldn’t keep up the hours. My wanderlust won in the end. I realized I couldn’t have a retail shop AND travel. But I’m hoping this new chapter will mean more limited edition cards and prints. Fingers crossed. Thanks to all who have supported Lark Press retail throughout the years. Hope the open studios in my new space at NW Marine Art Works brings people around. xoxo
New fun limited edition letterpress cards!
Sometimes you just wanna make a few fun and of course beautifully letterpressed cards! You don’t want to eventually print thousands because, let’s face it, it’s boring (but pays the bills) The excitement of letterpressing a new design is WHY I got into this biz. So i’ve decided to have a Limited Edition page with one time presses.
Shop vibes
Our small retail shop is open! Our hours are Monday 11-4 and Thursday thru Saturday 11-4.
Our brick-n-mortar store is reopening!
Yes, we already opened once before and gave it a go…and then guess who arrived and ruined the party?
That devilish O M I C R O N variant! YUCK. Now, it seems like life is back to normal, sort of so we feel we need to give it another try. Stay tuned!
2022 YAY!
I can’t believe it is already almost April! Yay! The cherry blossoms are blooming and yes! we had a 70 degree day. Just a few photos of the past 3.5 months.
The holidays have arrived and it happened so fast!
Today is November 1. 2021 Two more months left in this odd numbered and ODD in general, year. See card below.
I miss you Lenny. LENNY IS HOME! After 2.5 months the sweet guy is home!
Never take the ones you love for granted.
The Coast
So beautiful on the Oregon coast.
Springtime is lovetime...
The buds are starting to show. I love springtime! Viva sweet love!
Snow storm 2021
Snow storms bring opportunities…to make new stuff and change old stuff. And to even say goodbye to stuff we never loved. The need to channel Marie Kondo is nonstop. Ok, here I go…out with the old.
Is it still 2020?
Wo this year is taking awhile. I guess that isn’t hard to believe with all that’s going on. But today was a pretty good day because we rode our bikes to the Sparrow Bakery in St. Johns. And ate the famous Bend Ocean Roll! Yes, now you can find these amazing creations in Portland too.! But not sure (as I loosen my pants) if this is good or bad.
Ok, back to designing holiday cards… I’m actually pretty late…should have been ready two months ago!
Snow.
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Why do we even have to explain or write or tweet that “Black Lives Matter”? W H Y ??? Any decent, loving, compassionate human being should KNOW this. DO THE RIGHT THING. TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM TREAT YOU.
Crazy times.
What a crazy time we’re living in right now. I hope everyone stays safe and sane…and at home.
We’ll get through this…together.
Maybe send a card? :)
New space
Hello! Happy pre-Spring. The bulbs are popping up and the sun is shining. Yay! AND Lark Press will be joining forces with Julie of Studio Olivine to open a new letterpress studio in the lovely Humboldt neighborhood near Solabee and Shipwreck! Check back soon for more info!
Good bye Williams!
This June was quite a whirlwind of a month. Whew. Moving two very heavy letterpresses is not easy nor cheap! But we are almost ready to share some photos…lights are up and painting is almost done! I’m still not sure if this was the right move but so far I really haven’t had any regrets. Yay for change!
New beginnings...
It is so hard to say goodbye to our brick + mortar store! But now we will have more time to make cool letterpress stuff! Running a retail space is a full time job! Please support your locally owned stores!
Lark Press retail will be closing it's doors mid-June
After 14 years, Lark Press, the retail shop will close mid-June, 2019. But we will still be stocking our cards at lovely shops in Portland, Oregon and other cities around the US. So please! go to our stockist page and see where you can find our cards. And of course, we will be selling Lark cards and other letterpress printed stuffs online.
the beauty of letterpress
With the computer age came an easier, quicker way to create and print letterpress cards! No more typesetting. Whew! When I first started printing more than 15 years ago, I only knew of a few select letterpress printers: Egg Press, Oblation to name a few in Portland, Oregon…now, there are so so so many. You really have to stick to your style while still finding a niche in an ever growing business. Lark style: minimal, beautifully pressed…and still hand printed…e a c h s i n g l e c a r d! And some are even individually watercolored
Finally...some really pun cards!
I’m not going to lie. I’ve always avoided making cards that have puns…mostly because I’m not really that clever when it comes to this type of humor. BUT, I decided to get on the pun wagon and actually had a lot of pun! Ok, I’ll stop. But check these out. I basically combined my fav things: birds (surprise!), an egg, cat paws, beautiful squishy cotton printing paper, neon ink AND VOILÅ! (Click on photo for slideshow.)
