The Brief
- Print St. Pete uses historic letterpress machines to craft custom prints by hand in Gulfport.
- The local shop offers hands-on workshops, studio access and custom printing services for artists.
- Community members can step away from digital screens to learn traditional printing techniques.
GULFPORT, Fla. – At Print St. Pete, artists are slowing down and putting ink to paper the old-fashioned way.
The backstory:
The community print shop uses letterpress machines dating from the late 1800s through the 1950s, along with original wood and lead type made for the presses.
Each project requires artists to arrange letters, prepare the press and pull every print by hand. Owner Kaitlin Crockett says the careful process offers an escape from a world filled with screens.…