Workhorse Printmakers is a full service letterpress print shop proud to call Houston, Texas home. We use environmentally friendly soy based inks when possible.

Under Consideration Quarterly
Our Banned Books event with Brazos Bookstore is featured in the first issue of Under Consideration’s UC Quarterly. If you haven’t seen it yet it’s filled with page after page of the best from their Quipsologies and FPO blogs. We’re honored to be included.
Cite Issue 91
By the time you read this Cite Magazine issue 91- Spring 2013 will be hitting the shelves of your favorite independent bookstore. The illustration for this was done by our own John Earles and the covers were printed here at Workhorse two color on French Poptone Spearmint. Pick one up!
Interview with Gabriel Tamez
We recently completed an interview with Gabriel Tamez for his excellent website, Gabrieldesigns. Read it here: VOIX#12
Banned Books Week
On September 22, we’re partnering with Brazos Bookstore to present Banned Books Week. Join us from 12 to 3pm at Brazos Bookstore where we’ll be printing event posters live! Letterpress-printed broadsides featuring quotes from infamous banned books, such as Nabokov’s Lolita and D. H. Lawrence’s Women in Love will be for sale. Our foil stamper will also be on site to emblazon each purchased broadside with a print edition number.
We would like to thank AIGA Houston for sponsoring this event.
Writeup on Hello Define
We were lucky enough to have friend, blogger, and talented designer Jessica Define attend our AIGA Houston An Evening of Letterpress: Students workshop. Check out her writeup on Hello Define !
Hand carved type..
Some hand drawn and hand carved type for use at Saturday’s It Came From The Bayou event.
It Came From The Bayou…
We’ll be participating in the first ever It Came From The Bayou printmaking extravaganza in conjunction with Burning Bones Press, Print Houston 2012, and AIGA Houston on Saturday June 29th at 6PM in the backyard of the Continental Club. Show up, have a drink, and enjoy some printing fun!
An Evening of Letterpress: Professionals
A few pics from our AIGA Houston An Evening of Letterpress: Professionals workshop last Thursday. Inky fingers and smiling faces! Don’t miss the upcoming June 21st session for student members.
AIGA Houston: An Evening of Letterpress workshop series

We’re pleased to announce our new workshop An Evening of Letterpress workshop series in conjunction with AIGA Houston and Mohawk Paper! We’re kicking the series off with two introduction classes this month, one for professional members and one for student members, with some additional more focused workshops to follow in the coming months. Registration and dates can be found on AIGA Houston’s events page.
We’ve moved!
We recently packed our bags and moved to a new office at 1304 Malone Street, right off I-10 at TC Jester. We are pleased to have more space for our antique printing equipment and design services. Contact us to set up a studio visit.




















