Week Thirty: Just Vandy + the Vandercook 100

just vandy: the vandercook 100 | simple pretty

California-based printer/designer Heather Mitchell is a repository of all things letterpress. Her business, Just Vandy, turns out meticulously crafted paper goods*, and for those of you who are eager to learn more about letterpress and its printers/teachers/designers, don’t miss Heather’s beautiful book, The Vandercook 100.  A compendium of 100 artists who use Vandercook presses, the book is filled with profiles, stories, and lots of glorious pictures. Perfect as a resource guide, or simply for glorious snippets of inspiration on demand.

just vandy: the vandercook 100 (bjorn press) | simple pretty

bjorn press/utah

just vandy: the vandercook 100 (bruno press) | simple pretty

bruno press/minnesota

just vandy custom letterpress design | simple pretty

just vandy/custom design

all images from justvandy.com

there is a just vandy etsy shop which should be relaunching/restocking soon, should you wish to pick up a card or two.

*heather printed my simplepretty + wayfare magazine cards