A Studio of One’s Own

Letterpress artist, Elizabeth Hubbell worked for fifteen years in the garage next to her Berkeley home.  She wasn’t complaining.

It did the job…housing her 1905 Chandler and Price letterpress and guillotine, the scrumptious paper on which she prints and the wonderful work she produced after adding the magic ingredient of her beautiful designs.

But just recently, she had the opportunity to transform her workplace into something a bit more special.  With a design provided by her talented uncle-architect David Rulon, the contractor Thomas Goetze and the fabulous craftsmen David Pickell and Gawain Kessner, Elizabeth’s garage transformed… from this…

Into this..

Tucked away from the road.

It is such a treat to walk through the gate and discover this…

beautiful studio.

So light…

And airy…

I just want to be sitting at that desk with all that big white space around me…

The press looks at home…

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And the creative work…

Creativity Central - Green Plum Design

Can continue…

Beautiful Letterpress Work - Green Plum Design

The stairs were inspired by a book that Elizabeth had on compact living in Japan.  She showed it to the multi-talented David Pickell and he came up with this beautiful design…

David Pickell Designed Stairs - Green Plum Design

Yup, just completely and utterly jealous.  Even the bathroom is heaving with style and simplicity…

And from the garden you can sit and enjoy…

This gorgeous design and custom made color…

Did you know that if you don’t particularly like any of the many colors offered by Benjamin Moore, you can do what Elizabeth did and mix your own perfect color on some thick white paper.  Just take it down to East Bay Paints and they will mix it up for you…

Mix Your Own Color - Green Plum Design

Thank you Elizabeth for letting us see into your beautiful studio.  To see a little more of Elizabeth’s wonderful work, click here.

Back soon with news of the exciting new direction of Green Plum Design…

See you.

Ros

Elizabeth Hubbell Letterpress - Green Plum Design

 

About Ros

My name is Ros Wyatt and I live across the bay from San Francisco. I moved here from England fifteen years ago with my husband, two children and a dog. Since then I have had added one more child to the line up and work as a painting contractor, color consultant, blogger, and screen printer.
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