Paper Hollow· Springdale, ARBoston Mountains, letterpress 11×14
- Made by Theo Banks, a verified maker reviewed by a person
- Shipping protection available at checkout from $1.50
- 95% of the price goes to Theo
About this piece
Layered ridgelines in deep blue, printed from hand-cut linoleum on 300gsm cotton. Edition of 50.
Details
- Materials
- Cotton papers, oil-based inks, linen thread; 1912 Chandler & Price press
- Made with
- Nothing outsourced; made entirely by the maker
- Made in
- Springdale, AR
Shipping & returns
Ships in 2–4 days; editions numbered, no reprints. Ships from Springdale, AR for $8 to US. You get an email with tracking when it goes out.
Lost or broken in transit: add shipping protection at checkout (from $1.50) and it is replaced or refunded, no claim forms.
Returns: Paper Hollow sets their own policy. Message them through their shop links before you buy if you have a question, and reach out within 14 days if something is wrong.
Theo BanksMeet the maker
Theo Banks of Paper Hollow, Springdale
Letterpress and bookbinding
The press weighs 1,400 pounds and was free, which tells you most of what you need to know about letterpress. A newspaper in Clarksville was closing and the publisher wanted the 1912 Chandler & Price to go to someone who would run it. Four friends, a trailer and a long afternoon later, it was in the back of a shared studio in Springdale, and it has not moved since.
Paper Hollow prints small editions and binds books by hand. The wood type came from the same newspaper; some of it still has ink from the 1950s in the grain. I set type by hand, print one sheet at a time, and sew bindings with linen thread because glue fails and thread does not. Read the rest →
- Studio
- Springdale, AR
- Making since
- 2015
- Works in
- Cotton papers, oil-based inks, linen thread; 1912 Chandler & Price press
- Lead time
- Ships in 2–4 days; editions numbered, no reprints
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