Paul Moxon is a studio letterpress printer and independent educator (MFA, MLIS Alabama). He has spoken at more than 85 book arts centers and universities throughout North America, is the author of Vandercook Presses: Maintenance, History and Resources, and moderates vandercookpress.info. Paul is the website editor for the American Printing History Association and has held fellowships at Rare Book School and the Newberry Library. His letterpress work can be seen in several public collections and at fameorshame.com.

Originally from the northern woods of Minnesota, Tonja Torgerson received her BFA from the University of Minnesota and MFA in Printmaking at Syracuse University. Her artwork is regularly exhibited nationally and internationally and is in several museum collections, such as the Weisman Art Museum and the Minnesota Museum of American Art. Torgerson has been a resident artist at West Virginia Wesleyan College, the Lawrence Arts Center, Fogo Island, Martha’s Vineyard, Artist Image Resource of Pittsburgh, and New York Mills, Minnesota. Her series, Body Politic, a collaboration with Christa Carleton, was awarded funding from Indiana University, the Puffin Foundation, the Holter Museum, and the McKnight Foundation. Torgerson is an Assistant Professor and Section Lead of Printmaking at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI.

Christa Carleton received her BFA from Western Colorado University and MFA in Printmaking from Montana State University. She maintains her artistic practice on top of her full-time job as a screenprint technician at a textile printing business. Christa works regularly in screenprint and woodcut, but letterpress is where her loyalties lie. She got the bug for letterpress printing while completing her graduate degree. The accumulation of antique type and rusty refurbishing projects are steadily piling up in her studio. Her artwork is often exhibited nationally; some notable places include The Missoula Art Museum, The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum, The Janet Turner Print Museum, The Blockfort Gallery, and The Haley Gallery at Hatch Show Print.

Central Print’s Director, Marie Oberkirsch, is a maker, collector, and teacher holding a BFA from the University of Kansas in Textile Design and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Fiber. Her understanding of pattern, printing, and weaving—combined with her passion for artifacts—led her to the art of letterpress printmaking. With an extensive background in non-profit arts and event management, Marie is committed to preserving and promoting letterpress printmaking through education, public programs, and press restoration.

Carl Youngmann‘s interest in printing began in high school when he worked at Arvada Printing & Western Typesetting in Colorado, a production job shop where people came for custom forms, envelopes, and stationery. Carl remembers with fondness and respect the peculiarities of operating a Linotype machine. Since then, he has restored and maintained a dozen presses and is fearless when it comes to taking them apart. Carl holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Kansas. He taught cartography and geographic information systems at the university level and later developed mapping and medical image analysis software. Along with his wife, Ellie Mathews, Carl is the technical half of The North Press in Port Townsend, Washington, a letterpress shop with focus on poetry broadsides. Visit him at theNorthPress.com

Joshue Molina is a letterpress educator, studio manager, and book arts advocate. As the Studio Manager of Archetype Press at ArtCenter College of Design and an Adjunct Professor of Graphic Design, Joshue’s teaching blends traditional and experimental print methodologies, exploring the intersection of typography, storytelling, and contemporary design. They have facilitated workshops, residencies, and collaborations with renowned artists such as Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., Erik Spiekermann, Alan Kitching and Dafi Kühne, fostering an inclusive, hands-on learning environment. Beyond academia, Joshue engages in community-driven print projects through organizations like Partners in Print (PiP) working to expand access to book arts and letterpress.

Ellie Mathews studied cartography and graphic design before working in software development. She is the author of four books and has won cooking and writing awards. Along with her husband, Carl Youngmann, she operates The North Press in Port Townsend, Washington, a letterpress shop. Ellie designs broadsides for Copper Canyon Press, an independent poetry publisher that believes poetry is vital to language and living. They publish the work of emerging, classical, and contemporary poets including Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, Ted Kooser, and recipients of Pulitzer Prizes and National Book Awards. About 80% of Ellie’s shop time is dedicated to printing poetry. She has taught a variety of in-person workshops on nuts-and-bolts techniques. Visit her at theNorthPress.com

Jessica Snow (she/her) is the printer/proprietor of Glacial Speed Press, specializing in handset-type posters and small works. She is a life-long printmaker and, in a former life, was designer, illustrator, and art-director at a small publishing firm in the Pacific Northwest. She currently runs wild in the Colorado mountains as a printmaker, designer, press mechanic, educator, and burgeoning activist puppet-maker (Yes! Puppets!) with Kitchen Table Puppets and Press. You can see what she’s up to on the Insta @snowcrow30, @kitchentablepuppet.press and coming soon to the web: snowdayarts.com.

Tender-Heart Press was founded by E. “Oscar” Maynard in 2017 in Oakland, CA . Oscar makes letterpress posters rooted in heart wisdom, collective healing, and liberatory spellwork. Since 2017 they have created their work in various print shops across the country, including Berkeley, Santa Fe, Silver City, Detroit, Houston, and Atlanta. In 2020, they bought a Vandercook SP-20, which began its life as a proof press for a Newspaper in Wisconsin. Oscar loves the smell of the ink and the slow process of laying type by hand.

Molly Painter is a plant and printing enthusiast who dabbles in both worlds. A fibers-based midscale mixed-media sculptor living in Los Angeles with roots in Washington, she is available for hire nationwide to build it, hang it, haul it, taste it, demolish it and mend it. You can find her work at missmollymacmacmac.org or on Instagram @Duck Pisaster

Lisa Beth Robinson is the proprietor of Somnambulist Tango Press and a professor at ECU in Greenville, NC. A member of the Catching a Wave Collective (transdisciplinary researchers based in the USA, UK and Denmark), she is interested in the interconnectedness of things, particularly regarding the environment.

Moriah Clark, Jillian Milroy and Cara Jo Knapp (hosts of our Letterpress as a Business panel discussion!)

Hot Off the Press is a podcast dedicated to providing knowledge and emotional support for new and aspiring letterpress printers. Hosted by Moriah Clark, Jillian Milroy, and Cara Jo Knapp, the show emerged from their shared experiences as largely self-taught printers navigating the challenges of mastering this traditional craft and building a business around letterpress. What began as a virtual happy hour conversation among friends evolved into a dynamic platform offering practical tips, industry insights, and candid discussions about the realities of letterpress printing.

Moriah, based in Las Vegas, creates greeting cards and art prints under the brand Neon Paper Goods. She infuses her designs with vibrant colors and a playful spirit. Out of her Los Angeles print shop, Jillian focuses on creating letterpress invitations for designers and event planners. Cara Jo, located in Denver, often incorporates specialty materials such as velvet, leather, and wood, and is known for crafting large-scale installations for weddings and events.

Together, the trio has a wide range of experience in printing and in business. Through Hot Off The Press podcast, they share their journey of learning, experimenting, and growing in the world of letterpress printing, in hopes of building a supportive community for fellow printers.

And also featuring:
Amy Thompson
Emily L Tipps
Sara Luz Jensen
Lyuba Basin
Jazmin Gallegos
Rachel Urban