Squeezebox Press

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Squeezebox Press

I create stationery and art on a small antique printing press, in addition to helping people realize their letterpress dreams with custom projects!

the print shop) I wanted to continue to learn and create, so I bought a small Craftsman 5x8 press which now lives in the basement of my studio apartment in Belfast, Maine. I've named it Squeezebox Press in honor of my other favorite object/hobby, my little button accordion! I use it to make stationery, postcards, posters, broadsides, and whatever else anyone wants to have pressed beautifully onto nice paper. I also occasionally use my art to raise funds and awareness for issues I care about.

12/11/2020

Hello everyone! It's been ages since I posted as I'm more active on instagram and my email list, but I wanted to let you know that I'm still here and happy to take holiday orders until December 17th (the USPS shipping deadline to arrive by Christmas is the 18th, and I need a day to get your orders together) or non-holiday orders anytime! Thanks for supporting my small business, it means a lot! You can find all my work here: www.squeezeboxpress.com/cards

05/11/2020

May I present the Squeezebox Press Pandemic Penpal Palooza! Recently a friend asked if I'd be willing to run a Squeezebox Press penpal program. We'd both heard about a hotline setting up isolated people to check in on each other on the phone, and we both agreed having the chance to make a new friend who checks on you and says hello IN THE MAIL would be even better! So if you're trying to keep up momentum from , or if you're just bored or lonely, or if you're nostalgic for the third-grade days of random penpals in faraway places, now is your moment to join in the fun. Plus this is one more way to make use of the dear old USPS, which I know a lot of people are trying to do lately as they are facing tough times. Here are the rules:

1. Send Squeezebox Press a message before midnight this Friday (5/15) with your name & address
2. If you don't already know me personally, (or maybe even if you do!) tell me 3-5 things you are interested in!
3. Anyone is welcome to participate! But if you have concerns about who gets your address, please let me know and I will make sure you are paired with someone you feel comfortable with.
4. Be prepared to actually write a letter. Penpal-ship is a two-way street, people, and you can't expect to get letters unless you are also willing to spend time sending letters.
5. I will have fun learning about you, and will send you your new pal's address in a private message or email. Hopefully by next Monday (5/18).
6. Of course feel free to share and/or tag any friends who you think would like to participate! (But I will be trying to match people with a new person they can get to know through the mail.)
I can't wait to see how this goes! Thanks Lily for the great idea and thank you friends for participating!

03/03/2020

I've arrived in Oregon! My press is unpacked and I am ready to show off my wares at my very own elementary school this weekend. All day Saturday and Sunday - please stop by if you get the chance!

08/21/2019

Squish!

08/20/2019

Hello everyone! Just wanted to let you know that there are still spots left in the class I’m teaching this September at Maine Media Workshop and College in Rockport. It’s going to be a 5-day, 40 hour week of learning all about letterpress and working on whatever projects you can come up with. (Cute personal stationery, business cards, wedding invites etc) It’s an exciting opportunity because the sky is the limit when you have a whole week to learn and experiment, and I will be there to help make whatever amazing design ideas you may have come to life. You’ll leave with a stack of beautiful paper items you’ve made for yourself, and significant new skills in letterpress printing, with the ability to come back as a member and use the studio for future projects. It will take place September 23rd-27th. And if you can’t make it yourself but know someone who would be interested, please let them know! I’ll put the link to sign up in my bio. And photo credit for the nice picture of MMWC goes to Drew Cornwall.

08/19/2019

Pop quiz! Do you know what RSVP stands for? Here it is on a recently-printed wedding invite that I’m looking forward to sharing more of!

08/02/2019

I’m going to be in Portland tomorrow in a beautiful park with lots of cute cards and prints for sale! Come hang out with me and feast your eyes on all the art if you are around from 11-6.

07/24/2019

Going to be squeezing some literal squeezeboxes with my figurative squeeze tonight at in Belfast. 6-8 pm! Come hang out with us and drink delicious ciders and snack on fresh local snacks.

07/20/2019

The Portland print fair is TODAY everyone! And there are so many extremely cool artists here making beautiful and meaningful stuff. I will try to share some in my stories but if you are in Portland (Maine) you should just come down and see it for yourself! 10-4 at congress square park. And thanks to the amazing for putting it on.

07/04/2019

As promised, here’s a complete portrait of the beautiful business cards I got to make for .tusk ! Being surrounded by people taking charge and making a living doing things that make them happy is something I really love about midcoast Maine and my life in Belfast, and that includes Nora and her cute shop for sure!

07/02/2019

July’s “make mail more fun” prompt is one of my very favorites - STAMPS! I love them because each one is a little tiny artwork that can add color & visual interest to your letters, and even a kind of hidden personal message for the recipient. I have some thoughts about them that I’d like to share with you this month, but if also love to know if you have any questions about stamps, vintage or otherwise!

07/01/2019

The power of multiples! One of the things I love about printing is that when you can make hundreds of identical artworks, you don’t have to feel so precious about them and nervous about messing them up. Plus it’s just fun seeing sheet after sheet of blank paper go in the press and come out as art.

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Portland, OR

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503-553-9699

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http://www.squeezeboxpress.com/

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In 2015 I had the privilege of taking a typography and letterpress printing class with Barry Moser, a distinguished artist and fine human being, who taught me the craft of printing with much care and reverence. I spent all the time I could in the print shop, a magical place filled with cabinets of lead type, spools of string, and beautiful pages of printed words. Upon graduating (aka being kicked out of the print shop) I wanted to continue to learn and create, so I bought a small Craftsman 5x8 press which now lives in the basement of my dear friend’s house in Belfast, Maine. I've named it Squeezebox Press in honor of my other favorite object/hobby, my little button accordion! I use it to make stationery, postcards, posters, broadsides, and whatever else anyone wants to have pressed beautifully onto nice paper. I also occasionally use my art to raise funds and awareness for issues I care about.