PRINT ON PRINTS ON PRINTS!
Sunday, August 24 (10am–5 pm)
Join e bond and Brad Vetter for day full of fun maximalism. The motto of this letterpress workshop will be ‘more is more’ as we layer prints on prints on prints. The first half of the day will be learning gelli-plate printing to create unique colorful layered background compositions. After lunch, we will jump into letterpress printing. We will give you a quick introduction to this centuries-old process and a tour of Brad Vetter’s printshop at Friend of Mine. Using a variety of letterpress printing techniques, such as expressive inking, printing antique wood type and laser cut shapes, we’ll create an abundance of fun typographic prints under e and Brad’s guidance and expertise.
This workshop includes:
6 full hours of experimental printing!
hands-on introduction to letterpress & gelli-plate printing
all materials provided
assistance from experienced printers (workshop limited to 5 people)
Lunch on your own, but drinks and snacks provided
*No printing/letterpress experience required, but fun for all skill levels!
**this workshop will be centered around layering type and shape and multiple printing processes. We will encourage everyone to come in with an open mind and ready to explore ideas that we present.
e bond is a designer + artist + writer + bookbinder & educator. Currently, she teaches art workshops & creates art for fabric collections by day, makes handmade books by night, hangs out with trees on weekends and writes something close to poems in the spaces between. Under the studio name roughdrAftbooks, she makes one-of-a-kind artists books, printed pieces and abstract drawings that merge and blur the boundaries of art, craft, printmaking and poetry. e holds a BFA in graphic design and art history from Moore College of Art & Design and an MFA in Creative Writing and Book Art from Mills College. Her work is held in library collections across the US and has been published in Uppercase Magazine, Berkeley Poetry Review, 500 Handmade Books, as well as numerous books (about books). You can learn more at ebondwork.com or on Instagram as @eisroughdraft.
PRINT ON PRINTS ON PRINTS!
Saturday, August 23 (2-5 pm)
Join e bond & Brad Vetter for an afternoon full of fun maximalism. The motto of this letterpress workshop will be ‘more is more’ as we layer prints on prints on prints. We’ll start off with e walking students through some of her process of making patterns for fabric using the letterpress. Then quickly dive into making our own beautiful layered prints!
Using a variety of letterpress printing techniques, such as expressive inking, printing antique wood type and laser cut shapes, we’ll create an abundance of fun typographic prints under e and Brad’s guidance and expertise.
This workshop includes:
3 hours of experimental printing!
hands-on introduction to letterpress
all materials provided
assistance from experienced printers (limited to 10 people max)
drinks and snacks provided
*No printing/letterpress experience required, but fun for all skill levels!
**this workshop will be centered around layering type and shape. We will encourage everyone to come in with an open mind and ready to explore ideas that we present.
e bond is a designer + artist + writer + bookbinder & educator. Currently, she teaches art workshops & creates art for fabric collections by day, makes handmade books by night, hangs out with trees on weekends and writes something close to poems in the spaces between. Under the studio name roughdrAftbooks, she makes one-of-a-kind artists books, printed pieces and abstract drawings that merge and blur the boundaries of art, craft, printmaking and poetry. e holds a BFA in graphic design and art history from Moore College of Art & Design and an MFA in Creative Writing and Book Art from Mills College. Her work is held in library collections across the US and has been published in Uppercase Magazine, Berkeley Poetry Review, 500 Handmade Books, as well as numerous books (about books). You can learn more at ebondwork.com or on Instagram as @eisroughdraft.
We made these posters the morning of the No Kings protests around the country in June 2025. I really just want to make happy/positive things, even when my heart hurts. We handed out a few of these 13”x20” letterpress posters at the march, but have a handful of these available for sale as well.
This poster was created for Chris Stapleton’s show in Greenville, SC in July 2025 with Nikki Lane. It is a 3-color letterpress print! This full-bleed print measures 18”x24” and is printed on natural cover weight paper.
This poster was created for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit show in Evansville, IN June 2025 with Lonnie Holley . It is a 4-color letterpress print! The print measures 18”x24” and is printed on natural cover weight paper.
This poster was created for SG Goodman’s 2-night album release shows in Lexington, KY at the Burl in June 2025 with Secular Pets and Nick Harley . It is a 4-color letterpress print! The print measures approx. 18”×24” and is printed on natural cover weight paper. The possum illustration is from tattoo artist John Bovender!
I made these 2-color 12”x18” letterpress prints as a takeaway for my Creative Mornings talk. It was both a thank you to the folks that came out that morning, but we also raised a little money for the Team Kentucky Storm Relief Fund. I have a handful of these posters remaining and wanted to get them into people’s hands!
These 18”×24” 3-color letterpress prints celebrate our true strength as Americans. I wanted to make these prints as a reminder to hold fast, and continue to be the people that we strive to be. Let’s look out for EVERYONE and fight for the values that we hold dear. Empathy will never be a weakness.
This 6-color letterpress print was designed while at Penland School of Craft, and finished up at my studio in Louisville. The message feels extra poignant right now… I am less interested in a life filled with consumption and power, than one of community, culture, and celebrating our natural spaces!
The central image is the first publicly released NASA photograph showing the entire Earth from space, taken in 1964.
These prints are approximately 13”x13”
This 4-color 18”x24” letterpress poster celebrates Mumford & Sons show on July 27th in Charleston! The poster was printed in letterpress, using laser cut blocks. The poster utilizes some super unique antique and contemporary typography, alongside some other fun abstract elements to create a type-centric & bold design. These were printed on recycled cover weight French Paper Co. paper—The textures and imperfections and surface quality are something you can really only appreciate when you see the real thing!