Lynn M. Jones is an artist and printmaker who runs Just My Type in Old Town. She has launched Lynn-oleum, a brand that she uses to market her original cards and prints.
“I’m not leaving Just My Type Letterpress behind,” Jones said in a prepared statement. “The store will remain open and continue to be a place where the community can come shop for cards, stickers, and fun things from local makers. But Lynn-oleum represents where I’m headed with the wholesale line. Everything I make has a linoleum block print on it, and well, having the name ‘Lynn’ is more convenient than I could have possibly asked for.”
Jones is proud to have moved to two businesses. Jones has been printing her art on vintage printing presses for over 20 years. Jones began her career in garages and warehouses. In 2016, she opened her first retail store, called Just My Type Letterpress Paperie. Her store grew during the pandemic. In 2020, she moved to a bigger retail space.
Jones also launched her wholesale line at the same time. She got her linocut prints, stationery and stickers into more than 100 boutiques, bookstores and markets across the country.
Jones’ cards won two awards from the Greeting Card Association, called the Louies, or “the Oscars of the greeting card world,” as she calls it and six more were finalists in 2021 and 2022.
Each Lynn-oleum print reflects Jones’ down-to-earth nature and goal to make the world a little kinder. She hand-carves images that are inspired by everyday joys, humor, beauty and humor using a linoleum slab. She then presses small quantities of recycled paper onto the linoleum blocks using a vintage press. This is a striking piece of art, that celebrates the beauty and timeless craftsmanship of handmade items.
Jones explained that she is able to separate her stationery shop (from her wholesale line) and spend more time on her art and her passion for linoleum-block printing. She hopes to share her cards and art that makes the world a bit kinder beyond the Redwood Curtain.