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Exploring the Creative Limits of Letterpress with @churchoftype

On this day in 1452, Johann Gutenberg printed the very first book using a printing press with movable type. More than 550 years later, Gutenberg’s invention continues to unlock creative expression. To see more unconventional letterpress creations from Kevin Bradley, follow @churchoftype on Instagram.

Kevin Bradley (@churchoftype) has spent the past 21 years pushing letterpress to its creative limits. “It wants to be art,” Kevin says of his chosen medium, which he gravitated towards in school because he saw it as a middle ground between graphic design and fine art. Evolution, he explains, is part of his process. “I’ve tortured the space of 18”x24” in every imaginable way over the years, and moving up in size has been the key to revitalizing the entire experience.”

Kevin recently moved to Santa Monica, California, uprooting himself after nearly two decades in Knoxville, Tennessee. The change of scenery brought with it much needed creative inspiration. “There’s a lot going on here,” he says. “I’m discovering a whole community. I definitely feel as though I’m a new animal here.”

His recent works reshape the familiar forms of typography into pictures. “I approach these more as paintings than prints,” he says. “Each is one of a kind.” By constructing images from type, explains Kevin, “I am able to create layers of information that contribute to an overall narrative.”

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Inspire

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Going threw footage from #nottooscabby 2014 . Jesse Watson has nice b.s. smiths as seen here at the #retroramp @limitlessskate @retroextremesports @devtron14 @hgskate

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Not too many of these left. The "le cheena" board art by Jon Brown. #homegrown #homegrownskateboards #lacheena #jonbrown

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@johnnypurcell with a bs noseblunt at the #elementmakeitcount2014 contest in #halifax . He won the grand prize to #California !

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Behind the scenes at @hgskate . Jesse Watson and @salemskates before the Mandala decks started to be printed. #homegrownskateboards #homegrown #skateboards #mandala

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100% East Coast Wood. www.hgskate.ca #homegrownskateboards

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Not only making skateboards and t shirts in Lahave. The stickers are all made in the shop by hand. Jesse is finishing up the art for the next batch. #homegrown #homegrownskateboards #stickers #skate #skateboarding

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The parchment colour-way of the map deck is moving quickly. #map #skateboards #homegrown #homegrownskateboards #captainschair

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All of these are available at our on-line shop, and at select shops in Nova Scotia. @limitlessskate @proskates #novascotia #skateboards #homegrown #homegrownskateboards #map #mandala #buddha

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Run of 100 map decks are now finished and some are already being shipped across Canada. www.hgskate.ca/decks #skateboards #maps #homegrown #homegrownskateboards

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The new #map decks are now finished and on the website! www.hgskate.ca/decks #novascotia #homegrown #homegrownskateboards #skateboards #realeast

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@salemskates came by to grab supplies for his #montreal and #banff skate missions. Drew a skull and was out the door. #skate #skateboarding #skulls #realeast

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@tomwileyns can skate anything. #skate #skateboards #surfsup

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A #regram of a picture @seancbrophy took of the #homegrownskateboards . The Happy Buddha, The Mandela, and The Map decks. #support #skate #skateboards #buddha #Mandela #map

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We went to New Brunswick to pick the wood for our next batch of skateboards. This is what the top sheets look like. #skate #skateboards #wood #newbrunswick #homegrown #homegrownskateboards

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#salem @salemskates came threw with 5 , one of a kind , hand crafted skate arts. Show up to the #nottooscabby tour locations and you could walk away with one. #art #sketch #paint #skate #animals #wildlife #homegrown #homegrownskateboards