Ephemera Custom Letterpress -- About Us

Ephemera Custom Letterpress is a Seattle-area custom letterpress stationery studio owned and operated by me, Tara Bliven. A graphic designer for nearly a decade, I was first charmed by letterpress printing in college in Austin, Texas. There I fell headfirst for the slow art of printing things by hand, the worn edges of well-loved wood type, and the quiet pleasure of a stack of freshly printed cards.

All my cards are printed one-by-one in my home studio on either my hand-cranked Vandercook (circa 1966), or my pedal-operated Chandler & Price platen press (circa 1912).

Thank you for visiting the site. I look forward to working with you!