The Rugged Press

Many of you have been asking if I have workshops available. Here is your chance to come get inky!

I am putting on this letterpress workshop in partnership with and at their amazing Hullabaloo Press letterpress studio.

There are two ticket options: you can join us at the workshop where you can explore Hullabaloo Press and print and take home up to 5 letterpress prints OR get an All-access pass that also gets you in to a lecture with - an incredible letterpress artist.

Tickets are going fast!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maker-mindset-a-community-letterpress-event-tickets-995541640847

Every once in a while, the cobblers children get new shoes. I spent some time this weekend hanging some of my favorite prints in our house.

We are all set up at Winter Art Market until 4 today. Come out and say hello! Shop over 20 local artists for the perfect holiday gift. They will even wrap it for you!

We are packaging up some Christmas cards today. You can get them at our last two markets of the year.

Come see us:
📆Friday at the AMP from 4-8 pm. 🏳️‍🌈

📆 Saturday Garfield Park Winter Arts Market from 12 - 4 pm.

We can’t wait to see you!

Smile! Inspired by our collection of vintage cameras, this print is sure to brighten your day. This 8 x 10 art print was hand-made on our 1909 Chandler & Price Old-Style letterpress. The print features stunning dayglo hot pink ink. Aperture Priority is printed in a limited edition of 24. Get it before they are gone!

Hello friends! It is time to reintroduce myself. I am Evan, the owner and printer behind The Rugged Press. I am a graphic designer by day and an artist by night. I was bitten by the "letterpress bug" after taking some classes and seeing these magnificent machines in action. I was hooked. I loved returning to the early roots of design and making art with the limitations of a historic printing press.

One thing led to another, and I purchased my own press. Of course, that press needed some friends, and now we have three. I preserve the art and craft of letterpress printing in my studio in my garage. When not printing or at a show, my husband and I search for new letterpress goodies in antique shops, basements, and garages. I am building a small collection of antique wood and metal fonts, and historic cuts and imagery to use in my print practice.

I am so glad you are here to follow along on this journey!

We are putting the finishing touches on this brand new two-color reduction print of Monument Circle. Be the first to get it, tomorrow at . You can also find it at one of our other upcoming markets - link in bio. Hope to see you soon!

I just had to take some time to visit a fellow printer while in New York City for a conference. The folks at were kind enough to show me around their beautiful shop.

This evening we are working on a stack of custom note cards for our friends at .

Have we mentioned we do custom jobs?

Ahoy there mates! There be a new print on our store. Argh.

We have been inspired by historic maritime artwork lately and can’t pass up a good pun.

Ahoy! Features a hand-carved clipper ship and uses historic wood and lead type from our collection. It uses dayglo blue ink.