• Front view of “If It Feels Hard, It Is Hard,” a 5×5 black letterpress print by Jen Shoop.
  • If It Feels Hard, It Is Hard 5-by-5 poetry card by Jen Shoop displayed on a brass stand in a styled writing desk scene.
  • Angled view of “If It Feels Hard, It Is Hard” 5×5 letterpress print with impressed black type.
  • Six 5-by-5 poetry cards by Jen Shoop arranged across a styled writing desk with books, stationery and flowers.
  • A Woman of Substance poetry card displayed in a clear acrylic frame within a styled desk scene with other Jen Shoop cards.
  • Collection view of six 5×5 letterpress prints featuring original words by Jen Shoop on white paper.
  • Alternate collection view of Jen Shoop’s six 5×5 letterpress prints with black type on white paper.
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Magpie by Jen Shoop

If It Feels Hard, It Is Hard — 5×5 Letterpress Print

If It Feels Hard, It Is Hard — 5×5 Letterpress Print

$18.00 USD
$18.00 USD
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A reassurance for those of us in the heavy, unfashionable middle of things: if it feels hard, it is hard.

This custom letterpress print makes a thoughtful gift for someone in the weeds with something, or a steadying note for your desktop.

A version of this musing appears in Jen Shoop's collection of essays and poems, Small Wonders: A Field Guide to Life's Quiet Joys.

Details
• Original words by Jen Shoop
• Letterpressed in a boutique New York studio in black ink on luxe white flurry 2-ply paper
• 5 × 5 inches
• Unframed

Each print is letterpress printed; subtle variations are part of the process and make every piece unique.

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