PROPERTY, L AW & BUSINESS
A passion project
Tom Parker (left) and Tim Le Breuilly
‘The Luddite Press’ is all about trying to keep old skills and crafts alive. Cathy Le Feuvre met the first ‘Open Access Printmakers’ in the Channel Islands, Tim Le Breuilly and Tom Parker
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ucked away in the former Quartermaster’s Store at the Grève de Lecq Barracks is a creative space unlike any other in Jersey. Luddite Press, believed to be the first ‘Open Access Printmakers’ in the Channel Islands, is a non-profitmaking studio where two artists - Tim Le Breuilly and Tom Parker – share a passion for etching and print-making.
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Although named after 19th Century revolutionaries who smashed looms because they feared the impact of technology on jobs, for Tim it’s the perfect description of what they do. 'The Luddites' were craftspeople, so it’s about that really, going back to the printing press. It is about trying to keep old skills and crafts alive.’ The white-washed studio space is dominated by two large presses.Here the duo specialises in letterpress stationery, including bespoke wedding invitations and business cards, and host workshops.
Tim returned home to Jersey four years ago, after nearly two decades studying first at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, followed by a Masters in architectural conservation and years working in Edinburgh. Tom has a fine art degree specialising in printmaking and when they met at an ArtHouse Jersey event, they discovered a mutual love of etching and a shared desire to pass on their skills to others.
