Hazel & Violet Letterpress

Easily one of my favorite local shops in Phoenix! Beautiful cards, stationery, calendars, and so many awesome prints! Definitely a place to shop for gifts for others or yourself.

Hazel & Violet Letterpress is a unique establishment. The Letterpress is the focus of the shop. You can produce your own products or they can create a one of a kind original. During First Fridays they will demonstrate how the Letterpress is used and give customers a opportunity to try first hand. The space is shared with a local gallery so be sure to admire pieces from local artists.

Hazel & Violet is one must-stop along Grand Avenue for a ton of reasons... Its day to day business (unique, high quality letterpress printing and workshops). Its contribution to the community via First and Third Friday events and arts programming. It's a cool space in a historic building. And the welcoming feeling you get upon entering, walking around, and visiting.

As a teacher of creative writing and composition, I was particularly interested to take a letterpress workshop with Nancy, which was utterly fascinating. Nancy was extraordinarily patient with me as I made lots of mistakes and had tremendous fun. I was so determined to hand-set one of my poems that I ended up renting time at Hazel & Violet over many subsequent weeks to finish this project, and Nancy was extremely generous with her time and attention to this utter novice. I came away from this experience with greatly deepened awe and appreciation for the true craftspeople of printing--as they have been the foundation of many of the freedoms people enjoy in contemporary society--and cannot recommend highly enough that folks from schoolchildren to seniors take one of Nancy's workshops and use Hazel & Violet's outstanding letterpress printing services.