Letter Press Greeting Cards
Adult jumpstART Workshop | Registration opens Monday, May 4, 2026 8:00 AM EDT
Design and print your own set of greeting cards using traditional letterpress techniques. In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the basics of letterpress printing while creating custom cards suitable for holidays, celebrations, or everyday correspondence. Students will experiment with type, layout, and ink while learning how the tactile qualities of letterpress can bring simple designs to life.
What You’ll Learn
1. Basics of letterpress printing and press operation
2. How to set and arrange type for simple designs
3. Inking techniques and paper selection
4. How to print and produce a small edition of greeting cards
- All materials are included with registration
Ally Messer
Ally Messer is an interdisciplinary artist and maker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2017, Messer co-founded Laika Press, a cooperative, community-based print shop aimed at increasing accessibility to printmaking in her hometown of Reno, NV. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from the University of Nevada, Reno and an MFA in Fibers and Material Studies from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture. Her work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Dedicated to storytelling, Messer's work often takes the form of books, zines, animation, puppetry, and installation. Her most recent body of work highlights instances of care and reciprocity in communities of species-not-our-own; with the hope that humans may learn from the entangled world how to better support one another in this time of ecological crisis.
https://www.allymesser.com/