“Hope is not an emotion, it’s an action.”
At the Ladies of Letterpress 2020 conference, Jenny Wilkson of Partners in Print (formerly the SVC Letterpress Program) reminded and inspired us that hope can be more than a feeling, it can be a call to action. By the same token, taking action—working with meaningful purpose—inspires hope. As artists and printers, let’s use the power of print to create and disperse messages of hope amongst each other and throughout our communities. Messages that will inspire action, new ways of thinking, and new ways of being.
Jessica Snow
Kseniya Thomas
Jenny Wilkson
On Display
This exhibit will be on display at The Printing Museum in the Lobby Gallery.
Virtual Exhibition
"Progress is never a straight line" by Adelaide Ann Carter
"Comma-la…Kamala!" by Annabelle Larner | Noted! Press
"Ring the bells that still can ring…" by Ashley Bromstrup | The Steady Press
"There are years that ask questions…" by Blackbird Letterpress
"The future is today" by Bonnie Thompson Norman
"How are we all so brave…" by Bonnie Thompson Norman
"Be they large or small…" by Boxcar Press
"Hope is a verb with its shirtsleeves rolled up" by Bright Press
"This is your assignment…" by Cathleen & Don Cherry
"Hope lies in the dreams…" by Christina Aumann
"Hope / Action [original quote]" by circa EightyThree
"I’m going to wake up early tomorrow" by Dani Renwick | Charmellow Design
"Hope is an Action" by Denise El-Hoss
"When day comes we step out of the shade…" by Elinor Nissley
"Nature Finds A Way" by Erin Holt
"Hope is Action" by Eveline Chan
“Hope is an Action” pennant by Inkello Letterpress
"Hope is action!" by Inkwell Originals
"Hope is an Action" by Inkworm Press
"Without hope, I’d give up" by Inky Lips Letterpress
"Maenad" by J.Phrogus Press
"In the unlikely story that is America…" by Jane Suchan
"Action is an open heart…" by Jessica Depp
"We must use words to uplift and include…" by Jessica Snow
"Truth / Proof" by Karen Zimmerman
"Doing & making are acts of hope…" by Katherine Fries
"Hope is not a door…" by Kavamore Press
"Take One" by Kristen Lyle
"better days are coming" by Kseniya Thomas
"Love makes us courageous" by Kyp Bisagna & Jules Faye
"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow" by Laura Bentley
"A plan creates hope" by Lynn Johansen
"Every minute a chance to change the world" by Marie Kuch-Stanovsky
"Never doubt…" by Marie Oberkirsch
"‘Hope’ is a thing with feathers…" by Marijane Curry
"Hope Everyday" by Marnie Powers-Torrey
"hopeful playful" by Megan Asbeck
"Change requires…" by Michele Choban
"Lean Hopeful Into The Unknown" by Partners In Print
"Provoke Persist Prevail" by Paul Moxon
"Hope is the thing with feathers" by Pie in the Sky Press
"Let us go forward…" by Pilar Nadal
"Hope & change are the hard-fought things" by Pumpkin Patch Press
"You better hope…" by Rick Griffith
"Be a peace-maker…" by Sarah McCoy | The Permanent Collection
"The future looks bright" by Stephanie Carpenter
"Hope Perseveres" by Tony Guadagnolo
"Learn from yesterday…" by Veronica Vaughan
"Hope Takes Effort" by Virginia Rougon Chavis
"Hope is my superpower" by Warrior Printress Letterpress & Design
"Practice is the best form of Hope" by Washboard Press