We offer a range of private workshops in letterpress printing and book arts for groups of 2 to 20. Please inquire about rates and times.

We are so excited to be featured on nola.com as a wedding invitation designer and printer with a ‘wow’ factor! http://www.nola.com/fashion/index.ssf/2016/05/post_44.html#0

Paper & Pints is back! Join us this Friday for an open house at PRINT ST. PETE Community Letterpress. We’ll be printing limited edition coasters available for purchase and offering brews by donation. It’s a great chance to scope out the studio and learn more about our Letterpress Basics workshops and studio rental opportunities. We’ll also have letterpress goods for … Continue reading Paper & Pints at PRINT ST. PETE →

Join instructors Bridget Elmer of The Southern Letterpress, FL, and Kaitlin Crockett of Oma Darlin’ Press on Saturday April 16th from 10am-4pm for our one-day Letterpress Basics workshop. This class will introduce students to letterpress printing from handset type and photopolymer plates. We will cover typesetting, ink mixing, makeready, and press operation on our flatbed and table top platen presses. Students who complete this … Continue reading FL Letterpress Basics Workshop →

The Southern Letterpress is honored and excited to be one of five finalists for the Woman Entrepreneur Fellowship, sponsored by the Junior League of New Orleans. https://www.noew.org/…/woman-entrepreneur-fellowship-presen…

We are turning a new page at The Southern Letterpress in Florida! After a year-long hiatus (during which we welcomed a new Lady of Letterpress into the world), we are shifting our focus from production to education. Beginning in February of 2016, we will be teaming up with Kaitlin Crockett of Oma Darlin’ Press to offer a regular schedule of letterpress … Continue reading PRINT ST. PETE Community Letterpress →

The Itinerant Printer included both branches of The Southern Letterpress on his across-country tour in 2015. He wrote great summaries of both printing experiences. A great summary of how Bridget uses her talents at both Ringling and The Southern Letterpress in Florida: http://itinerantprinter.com/2015/07/13/the-southern-letterpress-st-petersburg-fl/ (from Jessica) Even though I relocated to New Orleans a year after moving to Birmingham, I love Chris’s documentation of … Continue reading From The Itinerant Printer →

January 4 to March 5, 2016 See the latest results of The Broad Side: a letterpress printing portfolio showcasing (mostly) women-identified writers and letterpress printers from New Orleans. Included are the printed designs of Jessica Peterson, Laura Thomson, Brigid Conroy, and Amelia Bird and the words of Jessica Kinnison, Candice Wuehle and Andy Young.

March 12, 2016 Join SIFT for a night of celebration! Live music, dancing, paper and printing crafts for all, special cocktails and drinks, this night of wonder is a fundraiser for SIFT, and features a silent auction.

Schedule your own letterpress workshop on the day of your choice! Get together with 3 to 5 of your friends or family and enjoy your time together in the printshop. You can pick from several three hour introductory workshops in letterpress printing, bookbinding or combination of the two!