Bread & Water Printshop started in 2015 because I wanted a black Silver Jews shirt and it simply didn't exist. I started printing in my basement with a two-color table-top press, exposing screens on a tiny light box and spraying them out in the basement "Pittsburgh shower." Since then I've designed hundreds of shirts, printed hundreds of thousands, upgraded to a top of the line press, and set up shop in a cut up warehouse in Wilkinsburg, PA, but it's all still a one-woman show! I do all the design, editing, screen burning, screen reclaiming, hand printing, folding, packaging, shipping, marketing, social media, bookkeeping, website management, and customer service single-handedly. As they say, "Do what you love and you will never have a day off in your life."
I stick to manual printing because I love seeing teeny tiny details, super sharp lines, and perfectly opaque white prints on black shirts and knowing that I made that! Sure, it's slower than an automatic press, and yes it is probably worse for my shoulders, but it keeps me feeling connected to the print work.
When I'm not in the printshop, I love cooking for friends, hiking, and relaxing with my husband, our dog Soda, and our two kitties.
See more of my non-print work here.
