Odette Press

Odette Press Odette Press is a nature-inspired stationery studio and dedicated to celebrating the art of the everyday by Chicago-based artist Kelly Odette Laughlin

suminagashi is the art of ink, breath, and form dancing against a bath of water. you take brush, bath, and watch in curi...
06/03/2026

suminagashi is the art of ink, breath, and form dancing against a bath of water. you take brush, bath, and watch in curiosity and wonder as mesmerizing designs take shape.

image from our marbling workshop in baja sur mexico, 2019


chicago, sign up today to bring evenings and mornings of color, ink, process, and brightness into your month ahead. our ...
06/01/2026

chicago, sign up today to bring evenings and mornings of color, ink, process, and brightness into your month ahead. our june workshops are here — explore the grounding tranquility of suminagashi with us at and by

all experiences led by founder, artist & writer and all materials provided. come alone and have a creative date with yourself, or bring your friends for inspiring time together. no experience needed, this process is great for beginners or anyone wanting to experience creativity.


relax into the process and join us for this week’s suminagashi workshops at and guided by artist, writer, and founder...
05/24/2026

relax into the process and join us for this week’s suminagashi workshops at and guided by artist, writer, and founder

float ink and connect to the creative nature of paper and water

no experience needed and all materials provided. come curious and leave with a collection of mesmerizing marbled designs




don’t know what to write about? write about the sky. turn your view to the atmosphere. tune in. ask, then reflect on the...
05/20/2026

don’t know what to write about? write about the sky. turn your view to the atmosphere. tune in. ask, then reflect on the question, “what’s here?”

here could be the visible sky or atmosphere of body or sky of mind. set a timer. open to a blank page. write, draw, reflect on colors, textures, shapes. begin.

practice, words, and images by odette press artist from our founding roadtrip through the southwest. for more, subscribe to our weekly essays on substack for meditative, lyrical dispatches and prompts for your creative life.



for the nature of your creative life, try our tools for the ritual of writing. meditate on your inner landscape. handmad...
05/20/2026

for the nature of your creative life, try our tools for the ritual of writing. meditate on your inner landscape.

handmade, marbled journals and more at odettepress.us




our handmade, marbled journals in fig — a deep, rich purple with blank pages or space for your life to ripen. find yours...
05/18/2026

our handmade, marbled journals in fig — a deep, rich purple with blank pages or space for your life to ripen.

find yours and more at www.odettepress.us



what are you grounding into? deepen your connection to the landscape of practice. sign up for creative nourishment, a co...
05/08/2026

what are you grounding into? deepen your connection to the landscape of practice.

sign up for creative nourishment, a collection of meditative essays on the nature of life and the art of the everyday and the publication from founder — artist, writer & teacher .


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