About the shop
Our studio is equipped with two table top platen presses, a Challenge flatbed press, a Vandercook #3 proof press, and drawers upon drawers of lead type, wood type, and vintage cuts. Hours are currently by appointment.
Studio rental is $15/hr unassisted and $25/hr assisted. Please check out our calendar for upcoming workshops–we offer at least one every month. (PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO COVID-19 ALL WORKSHOPS & STUDIO RENTAL IS CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.)
We also host private parties and workshops for groups of 20 or less–perfect for holiday events, team building exercises, bridesmaid parties, and more. Inquire for rates.
With 30 years of combined experience as instructors, Bridget and Kaitlin moved into the studio in 2013 and began the Paper & Pints series, which includes live printing demos and visiting artists.
A strong passion for education and preservation motivated us to open our space to the community in the Spring of 2016.
We are also available for live printing pop-ups with our ‘66 flatbed GMC pick-up truck “Fancy White” at your business or event. Find us at Indie Flea & other community events around the Tampa Bay area.
“I just adore Print St. Pete and the women who keep it running. I’ve done classes and solo letterpress projects here and the knowledge I’ve accrued through learning letterpress will stay with me forever. It has made me a better artist, incontrovertibly. I’m happy that Bridget and Kaitlin have opened up a welcoming, educational and FUN letterpress studio for the Tampa Bay area to enjoy!”
“Print St. Pete is a community treasure! Really enjoyed the workshop I took. Great people, passionate about fine art printing.”
Bridget pulling a print on the Challenge SP-15 proof press, 2018.
About Bridget
Bridget Elmer is an artist, bookmaker, and letterpress printer. She is currently the Letterpress and Book Arts Coordinator at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL. Bridget studied bookbinding, letterpress printing, printmaking, and artists' books at the Cooper Union, Center for Book Arts, Penland School of Crafts, Asheville BookWorks, and the California Rare Book School. She received her MFA in the Book Arts, as well as her MLIS, from the University of Alabama. She is a frequent instructor at Ox-Bow, Penland, The Press at Colorado College, and Ringling College of Art and Design.
Kaitlin vending at the Indie Flea, 2019.
About Kaitlin
Kaitlin Crockett is a writer, artist and letterpress printer. She is a Librarian at St. Petersburg College, and also teaches continuing studies at the Ringling College Letterpress & Book Arts Center. Kaitlin has studied letterpress and bookbinding at Florida State University, Asheville Bookworks, and Penland School of Crafts. She received her BA in Creative Writing from Florida State University, and a Masters in Library Science from the University of South Florida. She was Studio Assistant in the Letterpress and Book Arts Studio at Penland in the spring of 2013.