When you care enough to send the very best, make a letterpress Valentine.
Indiana Artisan Evan Backstrom will bring a press and all the supplies needed to the Carmel store, located at 22 N. Range Line Road, so you can try your hand at this centuries-old art to make a valentine for someone special. The free make-and-take will happen at the Feb. 10 gallery walk from 4 to 8 p.m. Reservations are not necessary.
There is almost nothing digital about the letterpress process. Instead of staring at a screen and finding an app, letterpress is tactile, hands-on, and full of craftsmanship. Metal and wood press an image into the paper and create a work of art. Prints are produced with a classic, enduring beauty, to say nothing of some muscle and the fun of slathering ink.
Find your beloved, and plan to make them a keepsake card.
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