OK Lovely-Tulsa, OK

After visiting with May over at Flash Flood, she suggested I check out another local artist, named Rachel Ann Dennis, and her studio called OK Lovely. Located right off the Historic Route 66 in Oklahoma, OK Lovely is filled with eccentric and vintage letterpress posters, type, and equipment. The studio is outfitted with two large Chandler & Price presses as well as a small proof press, a Rosback Perforator machine, and a plethora of type and other letterpress goods. OK Lovely strictly does not do contract printing, and instead Rachel prints all of her own personal work, focusing on letterpress techniques, book arts, and papermaking. She often works and collaborates with other local artists, musicians, and residents in the community that want to learn about letterpress and even learn how to print their own work. Rachel Ann works full time in addition to her studio, so it was really admirable to hear about how she was able to set up her studio in such a nice space and how she often works into the late hours of the night, or comes in really early in the morning before work just to print and do what she loves to do. Rachel Ann has taught workshops, participated in art fairs and festivals, and exhibited her own work throughout Tulsa and beyond. It was super helpful to hear how she was able to establish her own studio, how she creates work, and how she thinks about her business, especially because I hope to have my own studio someday. She was extremely generous with her time and she is definitely another print community builder and advocate in Tulsa which I very much respect and look up to!

http://oklovely.com