Primrose Press is the book-art and printmaking practice of Tia Blassingame, whose work examines race, history and perception. She combines book structures, printed images and original poetry, using processes including letterpress, digital printing and dyed paste papers. She holds degrees in architecture, book arts and printmaking from Princeton, Corcoran and Rhode Island School of Design. Her books and prints are held in library and museum collections internationally. Alongside her studio practice, she teaches Book Arts and Letterpress Printing at Scripps College and directs Scripps College Press. In 2019, she founded the Book/Print Artist/Scholar of Color collective to connect makers with scholars of book history and print culture.