Regan interviews Li Chen and Gerald Flynt, the folks behind a new print shop in Detroit called Small Works. They are commitment to keeping access to printing equipment as close to FREE as possible for their immediate geographic community. Lette

Corina Reynolds, Matt Collins, and Chuck Peters of the Center for Book Arts

Jul 17th, 2021 56m 14s

For the past three years, two volunteers at the Center for Book Arts have been working on a massive project. Matt Collins and Chuck Peters have been cataloging nearly 700 fonts to create a specimen book of the center's type collection. On top o

James Tucker of The Aesthetic Union

Jul 1st, 2021 53m 12s

James Tucker of the Aesthetic Union talks to Regan about everything from letterpress and contemporary design to the importance of making print shops accessible to diverse populations. James also tells us about an exciting project he has in the

Howard Hatch of the Sacramento History Museum

Jun 17th, 2021 30m 7s

Howard Hatch is the volunteer docent at the Sacramento History Museum and TikTok star. Howard shares his favorite letterpress phrase and of course we discuss his internet fame.

Lindsay Schmittle of Gingerly Press

Jun 3rd, 2021 52m 40s

Lindsay Schmittle of Gingerly Press creates art prints, cards, and hand-bound journals that all have her signature Gingerly Press style. She tells us about establishing her shop in Pittsburgh, her adventures with color and synesthesia, and her

Karen Switzer of Kerbloom and Deep Ink Letterpress

May 21st, 2021 32m 43s

Karen Switzer has been letterpress printing the zine Kerbloom every other month for the last 25 years. We talk about the zine and her business, Deep Ink Letterpress.

Steve Garst of Provisional Press

May 6th, 2021 31m 58s

Access to equipment is often a barrier for the aspiring letterpress printer. Steve Garst wanted to address this conundrum. As you'll hear in our interview, he designed a small proof press to fill the gap in the availability of small presses, ma

Meghan Hopkins Sokorai

Apr 22nd, 2021 38m 9s

Regan talks with Meghan Hopkins Sokorai, the superwoman behind Columbus, Ohio-based letterpress printing studio And Here We Are.

Regan and Sarah

Apr 8th, 2021 28m 2s

Proof is back with a new season and a new co-host! Sarah Brown welcomes co-host Regan Detwiler to the show and they discuss letterpress and podcasting.

Scott Moore of Moore Wood Type

Nov 28th, 2019 45m 36s

Scott Moore, of Moore Wood Type, resurrected the production of wood type. He tells his story and describes the process from selecting the wood to cutting the type, including fabricating his own machines, discovering old methods, and developing

Amelia Hugill-Fontanel, Curator at the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Nov 21st, 2019 35m 44s

Amelia Hugill-Fontinell is a curator at the RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection, a renowned library that collects on design, typography, and the book arts. We talk about the Cary Collection including her work with “the forgotten grandmother of all

Kyle Durrie of Power and Light Press

Nov 14th, 2019 42m 33s

Kyle Durrie heads up a team of badass lady printers at Power and Light Press- a ship-shape print shop built to handle all of life’s messy emotions. She started the business in 2009, and it’s grown into a busy, bustling, fully equipped letterpre

Jim Horton, Wood Engraver

Nov 7th, 2019 33m 43s

Wood engraving is a relief image making process that was developed in the mid 1800’s to accompany the printed word. Jim Horton fell in love with wood engraving before he even knew how it was crafted. He tells the story of his discovery, and whe

Laura Baisden of Camp Nevernice Part 2

Oct 30th, 2019 45m 39s

Laura Baisden is the artist and printer behind Camp Nevernice, a letterpress studio in East Nashville. She prints custom posters and illustrations using type and linocut imagery. This is the second half of my conversation with Laura. We talk s

Laura Baisden of Camp Nevernice Part. 1

Oct 23rd, 2019 46m 30s

Laura Baisden is the artist and printer behind Camp Nevernice, a letterpress studio in East Nashville. She prints custom posters and illustrations using type and linocut imagery. In this first half of the interview, Laura talks about how she fo

Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.

Oct 11th, 2019 35m 27s

Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. prints! He prints varying size posters using handset wood and metal type and linocut carvings. He prints onto chipboard (and sometimes maps), often with layers and layers of ink in a style that’s recognizably his own. He d

Trailer

Welcome To Proof!

Oct 11th, 2019 7m 51s

Letterpress is an art and an industry with its own stories to tell. To start the podcast, host Sarah Brown tells you her story and intentions for this show.

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