About

Hi. My name is Kyle Durrie. I’m the proprietor of Power and Light Press, a letterpress studio based in Portland, Ore.

Power and Light Press takes great pride in the pursuit of fine craftsmanship and works just as hard to hone our juvenile, often inappropriate sense of humor.  We specialize in hand-printed greeting cards and also do custom work such as business cards, posters, music packaging, invitations, and stationery.

I’ve lived in two Portlands in my life, as well as two Washingtons, one New York City, one Brunswick, and one Asheville.

I am inspired by a love of paper, wobbly lines, history, overheard conversations, logs, whiskey, trains, the color brown, the Wild West, dogs, salt water, road maps, vintage office supplies, and beards, among other things. I also love crossword puzzles, swimming in creeks, green chile, adventures, and occupying small spaces.

I got my BA in 2002 from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine with a focus in drawing and printmaking and, in 2004, I attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine.

I’ve been printing since 2006, and got started by taking classes at Pratt (Seattle, WA), the IPRC (Portland, OR) and apprenticeships at Blue Barnhouse (Asheville, NC) and Wolfe Editions (Portland, ME).

Power and Light Press was born in 2009.