Hello! I am Sarah Smith. I am a graphic designer and I’ve been working in the book publishing business for the last two decades. I used to spend a lot of time at the printer on what we call “press checks” and I was fascinated by printing in general. I was very curious and interested in learning about letterpress printing though, which is a form of relief printing that is no longer used commercially whereby the design is on raised surface, is then inked and then pressed into the paper. I launched Smith Letterpress in 2009 after taking a couple of workshops, where I fell in love with the process itself and its unique tactile quality. I was inspired to buy an antique printing press (from 1893!) and I have been designing custom invitations and social stationery and printing them on my press for clients ever since.