Tender-Heart Press was founded by E. “Oscar” Maynard in 2017 in Oakland, CA .

Oscar makes letterpress posters rooted in heart wisdom, collective healing, and liberatory spellwork.

Since 2017 their work has been printed in various print shops across the country including Berkeley, Santa Fe, Silver City, Detroit, Houston & Atlanta. In 2020, they bought a Vandercook SP-20, which began its life as a proof press for a Newspaper in Wisconsin.

Oscar loves the smell of the ink and the slow process of laying type by hand.