INDIVIDUAL or 3-PACK, Art Classroom Decor Bright, Inspirational Wall Art, Art Teacher Gift Idea, Art Teacher Posters, New Teacher Gift Male

I am a big believer in positive thinking coupled with reality of the creative process. From that foundation I created this 8×10" THREE PRINT SET of inspirational wall art for classroom letterpress prints with the idea they would be an excellent addition to art classrooms. The designs use mixed fonts/type and have some lovely printing textures, a perfect reminder of the imperfect and "make do" nature of creativity!

STARTING AUG 7: You may purchase prints individually at a higher amount or the 3-Pack a greater discount.

These hand printed letterpress art prints were a pleasure to make in my small rural studio. First, I used a lightning bolt block that I hand carved and surrounded it with mostly newly cut geometric ornaments and printed those as a makeshift "spot gloss" on each of the three colored papers.

Then, using antique wood type I created three different layouts with the three phrases – experimenting and playing with mixing different fonts together for an energetic layout. These were then individually printed in a very dark blue on top.

This ink layering created some very nice overlapping areas, where the luster of the ink shifts to reveal the pattern layer under the type!

I love these phrases and I hope that they are an encouragement to you and your students.
I usually sell 8×10" prints for about $30 each, but that would make this pack $90 and not a reasonable option for art teachers who are often on tight budgets and use their own money to decorate their room.

Because of that, I am discounting these significantly so that they can be a helpful set of art in your room as well as an example of contemporary letterpress design and printing, a relief printing method that dates back to the year 1450 and Johannes Gutenberg!

I hope these will be a great bright decor addition to any art classroom for yourself or a new art teacher gift idea! I love these Art Classroom Decor Bright prints, and hope they add something special to the room!

Each three pack includes these *unframed* designs (one of each):
STAY CURIOUS & KEEP MAKING – To help artists stay humble, open-minded, and productive!
GOOD ART TAKES WORK – As a reminder that anything worthwhile takes effort, and we shouldn't expect "fun" things to always be easy!
CREATE WITH COURAGE – To inspire students and artists to not let fear or anxiety to change how they make their art, to be brave and try new and hard things!

Grab yours today as a new teacher gift or maybe something special for your kids' art teacher or a new Teacher Gift for Males or Females. I'm sure they would appreciate it!

These unframed designs were perfectly-imperfectly printed at 8×10" on a heavy colored paper, roughly 100lb coverstock.

➽ WHY I LOVE LETTERPRESS PRINTING
Letterpress prints give everyone a chance to own a genuine, original work of art at a reasonable cost AND they can also be a great conversation piece – a way of introducing others to this artform from the advent of printing, or you can share how your print came from a guy in rural Indiana who had a rough 2020 and is pulling himself up by the bootstraps.

Letterpress printing is a historic, artisan craft using movable wood or metal letters, introduced to the Western world by Johannes Gutenberg c1450. This printing method used small, carved pieces of wood for each letter which are locked into a layout together, inked, and pressed onto paper and heralded the beginning of mass communication.

Contemporary letterpress printing is valued for its handmade and visually distinct, tactile qualities from the analog process. It requires careful attention throughout the setup and printing stages, but I love this slow, meditative design process – some prints take weeks to create from start to finish. But even so, I find joy in the ritual of making. I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do.

➽ ABOUT YOUR PRINT
Each individual print is unique and yours will vary slightly from the example images in this listing. Indentions from the type and ornaments (a popular hallmark of letterpress printing), slight differences in ink application, or other variations are charming evidence of the hand-printing process. Your print is not “perfectly” digitally printed but instead an artifact of a hand-made artisan craft. Some inked areas may remain mildly tacky, especially in overlapped spaces.

Your prints are printed on 8×10" inch acid-free, heavy paper and will fit in a standard frame. All dyes and pigments which color inks and paper will eventually fade over time. To extend the vibrancy of your print, I recommend displaying it out of direct sunlight.

Please note that the prints are UNFRAMED.