...is the original form of mass communication. The Internet of 1439. Devised by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany, it reigned supreme for over 500 years before modern communication rendered it commercially redundant.
Until now.
Modern letterpress is a simple and elegant process of type and paper, ink and pressure. But the secret to beautiful print is the nuance of combining these elements to create poetry on paper.
Amy is a Melbourne-based writer, art director and letterpress printer.
A self-taught printmaker, Amy is passionate about the so-called 'dying' craft of print and has brought six printing presses back from the brink of extinction. She has spent the past ten years working with some of Australia's best designers and illustrators to reinvigorate the form and bring print back from the dead, earning the moniker 'Letterpress Queen'.
Before you ask: she services the machines herself.
