and they're in!!!

The printing end of our studio space with the press and paper cutter installed.

After many weeks months of preparation and a lot of planning, we finally moved our new machinery into our new studio space this week! As many of you may know, the new machines arrived before our new studio was ready to receive them. So they've been in storage in our building since their arrival. It's been such a tease to have the press and paper cutter almost within our reach but unable to use them!

L-R: Our press guy getting the Windmill ready to move into our space, our press guy and the machinery movers getting ready to move the paper cutter into it's new home in our studio space.

It took our press guy and two machinery movers almost all day to unpack, partially disassemble and then reassemble our Heidelberg Windmill Letterpress and Chandler&Price Craftsman paper cutter. We were happy to provide donuts and coffee but other than that, we pretty much stood back and watched with bated breath as they worked away.

L-R: Moving the paper cutter along the hallway into our space, the press crosses the threshold into our studio.

Luckily both machines were in really good shape and everything went really smoothly. We were exhausted by the end of the day, but so so so excited and relieved to finally have everything in place and ready to go. We still have a little work to do, mainly we need to get an electrician in to do a little work, but we're nearly there! 

L-R: The paper cutter in its corner next to the composing table, the press on the other side of the composing table next to the window.

We're so ready to jump in now and get to work! Take a look at the video we took of the press when we first plugged it in this week, the rollers went in a few seconds later. It finally feels like things are moving along now, we should be up and running in no time now!

We hope that everyone is having a happy start to March,  for us it's brought our machines and some much-needed rain in the southland. Here's to more progress and hopefully more rain! 

Best,

Rosemary+Robin

february in a nutshell

Sitting down to write this post today, we realized just how crazy things have been lately! Have we really not written a post since the end of January? Is February really over already? Where did the time go???

Some of the detritus from our many February projects!

Oh, right! We've gotten a lot done during this shortest month of the year. It's been a bit of a whirlwind actually! If you've been following us on Instagram, you'll have seen our February full of building and organizing with a little exploring and visiting mixed in for good measure.

L-R: Rosemary sanding the counter between coats, Robin sanding the shelves, Rosemary coating the work table.

We worked on a fun little Made in LA Valentine collaboration with our friends at Le Renard. It entailed recarving our I Heart LA lino blocks which we'd been putting off for a while.

Our Love LA+You valentine collaboration with Le Renard.

The electrician came and ran the lines for the press and paper cutter (both of which we'll be moving into the space very soon!). We also built-out the studio kitchenette and made a beautiful plywood and sawhorse work table.

L-R: our newly built-out kitchenette, electrical lines ready for the press and paper cutter, our new work table in use.

While all of this was going on, we also had a few guests come to town, including Rosemary's sister Anne from Dot and Lil and her boyfriend. We had a great time visiting the Long Beach flea market, running around the city, going to the Korean spa for a much needed break and taking a small hike in Elysian Park, not to mention some great meals out.

L-R: Long Beach flea, DTLA from Elysian Park, Rosemary and Anne on a hike in Elysian Park.

We're working on some really great projects for March, as well as really looking forward to getting down to business and starting to work with our new equipment! It's taken us a little longer than expected to get set up, but we're looking forward to being fully operational very soon! 

We hope you've had a productive February too, and are looking forward to a busy spring ahead!

Best,

Rosemary+Robin

We're hard at work!

With paintbrushes in hand, we're hard at work on the new studio space! We're hoping to move the press and paper cutter into our space over the next few weeks. In the meantime, we've been unpacking boxes, setting up furniture and making a few trips to Ikea. We're hoping to be fully operational by the spring.

Thank you so much for all of your support, we really appreciate it a lot!

Best,
Rosemary+Robin

we're funded! thank you so much!

Thank you to everyone who has helped us in ways big and small! Every little bit has helped tremendously! We are very grateful! 

Now the real work begins! We're getting ready to install the new equipment in our studio. We still have to have them checked out to make sure that everything is in tip top shape. Then we'll be off to the races, getting everything ready to start printing! We're hoping to get our rewards into production and shipped out some time in March or April. We've also started planning our launch party and of course the start of the Danielle DeMers residency. We're ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work!

Thank you again, we really appreciate all of your help and support, it has meant the world to us!

Best, 
Rosemary+Robin

our Kickstarter has less than 48 hours to go!!!

It's hard to believe that we're getting ready to wrap up our Kickstarter project! Thank you to everyone who has generously contributed to our project, your support means the world to us!

With less than 48 hours to go, please help us bring it home with a bang, we may have reached our goal, but every little bit still makes such a difference.

Our equipment has arrived safe and sound, but it's really just the beginning! We still have to make sure everything is in perfect working order so that we can get into production. And we still need to finish setting up the shop. There are bound to be bumps in the road! Your generosity and support have helped us lay a pretty strong foundation for the future.

Please keep sharing our project with your friends and family and followers! Every like, share, tweet and favorite has gotten us where we are today! Let's keep this going, we're nearly there!

Best, 
Rosemary+Robin

happy new year!

As we begin to settle into our new studio and this new year, we can't help but glance backward at the year that was. 2013 was a year of change and growth and very very hard work! 

As we were packing up our old studio a few weeks ago, we came across our 2013 Ink+Smog Editions Resolutions. These 8 simple goals seemed so hard to achieve just a year ago. It's kind of amazing to realize that we've reached nearly all of them (ok, who are we kidding, sleeping more was never really going to happen, was it?). 

Well, here are our resolutions for 2014. Here's to finally unpacking all of these boxes, getting fully set up in our new space, and who knows, maybe we'll even get to sleep some more in 2014! 

We are so excited to get started on this new year. May it be full of highs and lows and everything in between. We're also incredibly grateful to everyone who has helped us get this far. We wouldn't be where we are today without an awful lot of support and love from friends and family and followers. We owe you all a great deal. Thank you so much for giving us a hand with our Kickstarter, our move, and so many other things.

And here's one last glance back at the year that was, some of our most important and memorably moments in 2013. Here's to a happy and prosperous 2014!

Best,
Rosemary+Robin

we're nearly there!

We are so grateful to everyone who has contributed to or shared our Kickstarter campaign over the past few weeks. Every like, tweet and share on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Tumblr has made a world of difference! We are so lucky to have so many people that believe in what we're doing and are willing to do anything they can to support us, every little bit helps!

L-R: Pick No.41 in The L.A. Times Gift List, our feature on IAMTHELAB.COM, our cards in The L.A. Fashion Magazine's Gift Guide

We felt very fortunate to have been chosen as Gift Pick No. 41 in the L.A. Times' Handmade Holiday Gift List as well as being included in The Los Angeles Fashion Magazine's Holiday Gift Guide. IAMTHELAB has also written a lovely blog post about us and our Kickstarter! Speaking of which, have you heard? Kickstarter backed our project and even included it in their holiday newsletter!

L-R: The Heidelberg Windmill being loaded into our new studio building, Rosemary waiting on the loading dock, the C&P paper cutter on the forklift outside our new studio building.

We've been very busy here in L.A., we received delivery of our new equipment a few weeks ago! Everything arrived a lot earlier than expected during the week between Unique and Renegade! Our new studio isn't quite ready for the new machinery, so we're storing it in an adjoining unit, but we're really looking forward to moving them in early in the new year.

Take a look at our project on Kickstarter!!!

For the moment, we're doing everything we can to make sure that our Kickstarter project is fully funded, don't forget that unless we reach our goal, we won't receive a penny of your very gracious pledges. If you haven't had a chance to take a look at our project, please do so now. If you believe in what we're trying to do, please give us a hand if you're able to. And please keep sharing our project with your family and friends, it really does make a difference.