Desert Trail Press & Rare

Welcome to the Desert Trail Press & Rare Type Collection! We are non-profit organization dedicated to preservation, education, and outreach through letterpress printing. At our spacious facility in Aztec, New Mexico, we host exhibitions, tours, and classes. We also run the Trail Snack Press, a mobile print studio that lets us bring letterpress to the community as a way to record, share, and celebrate the diverse voices of the Four Corners. Come by and see us soon!

Our Facility

Our home base in Aztec, New Mexico features a 1000 square foot gallery space for rotating

exhibitions and a 1200 square foot working letterpress studio. This “living museum” houses

of thousands of historic hand-carved wooden letters, a variety of cast metal fonts, four

antique printing presses, and bindery equipment all used for classes <!–link or jump link to

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Our Staff

Susan Dodge, Director

Lynn Franklin-Lee, Studio Manager

Amos Kennedy, 2025 Visiting Artist

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