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bird in the woods card by by old school stationers

You already know that Portland is a letterpress haven. One bright node in the letterpress map of a city dotted with dozens of little studios, is Oblation Papers and Press (516 NW 12th). The custom stationery, notes, and business cards that come out of Oblation…not to mention wedding invitations…are stunning. The retail store in the Pearl is stocked floor-to-ceiling with paper goods from a zillion studios alongside Oblation’s own:

Through the end of January, you’ll find locally made cards and notes at 15% off from studios including: KeeganMeegan Press, Old School Stationers, Arugula Press, Proletariat Press, Egg Press, Green Pagoda, and more. Living as we do in a wash of pixels, we have ambitions to be the kind of people who write personal notes in green ink on fine notecards.

Motorcycle notecards by proletariat press