Prints and Books
I fell in love with letterpress and relief printmaking techniques when I took the Letterpress and Book Arts class at my college, taught by Aaron Cohick of Newlights Press.
In 2023, I purchased a small Kelsey Excelsior printing press alongside other printing supplies, which has allowed me to continue my printing journey in earnest in my at-home printing studio. My hope is to continue to build out my studio, with the goal to return to publishing queer poets and artists, and to create a space in which other local artists can access and enjoy a community print space, outfitted with a motorized printing press, a book press, guillotine paper cutter, and lead and wood type. To help support this endeavor, please support me by buying my prints and books. All funds raised through my store will go to support this endeavor.
To purchase my prints and support the creation of queer arts books, visit my store:
Prickly Pear Printing
and We Grow Anyway
Prickly Pear Printing is an endeavor founded by storyteller Joy Young, photographer and disability rights activist Briana Noonan, and myself to publish LGBTQ+ poets and artists, with an emphasis on sharing the love, joy, and growth that permeates every queer person’s journey. We utilized both digital and letterpress printing techniques, and all books were bound in-house using a perfect binding machine.
The anthologies, We Grow Anyway Volumes one and two are available for free digital download. Remaining hard copies of We Grow Anyway 2 can be purchased in my store.
The project is on a hiatus, but much like the cactus for which it is named, the vision of this project is resilient and guides me in my printing and publishing work.
