Stacey Stern is the creative force and technical expertise behind Steracle Press.

Stacey has been doing custom letterpress printing for 7 years. Her passion for the craft began with her instructor Cathy Ruggie-Saunders, who studied under the great Walter Hamady. Stacey's clients have included the Waco Brothers, Sally Timms, The Poetry Foundation, United Airlines, the W Hotel, Mohawk Fine Papers, Letterheads Ltd. and producers of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Currently she teaches letterpress to the community at The Center for Book and Paper Arts (sign up today!). Steracle Press appeared in the special "Shopping" issue of Chicago Magazine on the stands in August 2005. Pick up the premier issue of The Knot Chicago on stands August 2007.

In May of 2007 Stacey and two friends joined forces and debuted Cardiology Cards at the National Stationery Show in New York.

Stacey received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and worked at the Center for Book and Paper Arts as the Center's Studio Coordinator for over 6 years. There, She was responsible for overseeing the maintenance of the studios, as well as supplies and equipment acquisition.

In her spare time Stacey collects wood type, makes book art, and wears pink wigs. Amongst her favorite letterpress joints are The Hamilton Wood type Museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin and Hatch Show print in Nashville, Tennessee.

You can download a copy of Stacey's resume by clicking here.


steracle an obsolete word meaning 'a spectacle or show'