$18.50
The Sycamore Club is all about beautiful art for your wall at an affordable price. For each limited edition, we invite a talented emerging artist to create the artwork, then we hand crank each print through our vintage letterpress at Sycamore Street Press.
These prints make great, thoughtful gifts and come in an easy-to-frame 8 x 10" size. They look fantastic hung gallery-style with other prints from the Sycamore Club. Each one is signed and numbered and has the unforgettable texture of letterpress.
Artist Statement:
"This is a drawing of poets who have written great things." -- Jean Richardson
Artist Bio:
"After living in Germany I fell in love with the large Deutsche Polizei vans and their screeching sirens. If there were Polizei vans in Los Angeles I imagine they would look like this." -- Davis Ngarupe
About the artist:
Davis Ngarupe grew up in the Cook Islands until he was seven when he moved to California. He is currently studying graphic design in Los Angeles and lives there with his wife, Kimberly.
+ Date: September 2009
+ Artist: Davis Ngarupe
+ Title: Los Angeles Polizei Department
+ Edition Size: 100 (and will never be reprinted)
+ Dimensions: 8x10"
+ Medium: Letterpress printing on 100% cotton (tree free) paper with soy based inks in golden yellow and royal purple (LA Lakers colors).
+ Shipping: Slipped into a cellophane sleeve for protection and shipped in a sturdy stay flat mailer with USPS First Class Mail.
Letterpress is a centuries-old printing process. It involves an inked and raised form being pressed into the paper, creating an impression that you can see and feel. At Sycamore Street Press, we hand crank our goods one sheet of paper and one color at a time through our vintage Vandercook #3 letterpress. We pay close attention to detail, but the hand crafted nature of the process does lead to some variation in color and impression. These are an inherent part of the process, and add to its bespoke charm.
Wholesale and custom inquiries welcome. (Minimum $100 order for first time wholesale buyers. Minimum quantity of 50 for custom orders.)
www.sycamorestreetpress.com