About Us | Bay View Printing Co.

To move forward, you have to give back

At Bay View Printing Co., we are a collection of artists, designers and printers committed to using our time and talents to give back to and uplift our community. Your business and your presence at workshops and events helps us do just that.

We proudly donate 1% of our revenue from all project-based work and every workshop and event to the diverse nonprofits that participate in 1% for the Planet, a network of businesses and individuals committed to environmental justice. Every wedding invitation we design, every branding project, every Drink&Ink workshop is helping restore planet earth.

Meet the Team

Ashley Town

Designer, Printer & Boss Lady

Ashley is the heart and soul of the BVPC operation. A self-proclaimed all-in Aries: full of spunk, courage and zero looking back. Known for her curiosity and inability to sit still, she's one to say "yes" now and figure out how to make it happen along the way.

From the beginning, Ashley’s goal was to take this treasure chest of a business and share it with anyone interested in letterpress printmaking. Collaboration, experimentation, education, and accessibility are at the forefront of every BVPC decision. Ashley is committed to ensuring BVPC is a space where people can gather to learn, explore, share and make. She loves collaborating with clients and guests to help them realize their own creative visions. She's also very fond of her husband, two kiddos and doxie Dorothy.

Lucas Hennessey

Printer, Typesetter & Poster Boy

Lucas's fascination for typography and old machinery led him to BVPC after he graduated from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. He's been running our presses for 6 years now, and we've yet to find a design challenge he can't solve on press. He's pretty dang busy printing round the clock, but if you're lucky, on occasion he'll host a Drink&Ink workshop and share his knowledge and patience with you.

He’s also into cooking, bicycling, camping, and basically any other outdoor activity.

Daniela Valle Chavelas

Designer, Illustrator & Lover of Cats

Born and raised in Mexico, Daniela moved to Milwaukee when she was 17 years old. Her passion for the arts began in elementary school, after taking drawing and oil painting classes. She joined the BVPC team in 2016 as an intern while attending the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and developed a passion for the beautiful intricacies of designing for letterpress printing.

Daniela’s illustration skills are absolutely unmatched. She’s deeply inspired by her cultural heritage and her travels which is why she works for our team from wherever she happens to be globetrotting at the moment. When she’s not designing, she likes to spend time with her family and 3 sassy cats: Poe, Junji and Winston.

Scott Town

Problem Solver, Big Thinker & Boss Lady's Arm Candy

Scott's love of problem-solving led him to the School of Engineering at Marquette University where he graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Scott spent 15+ years working for an automotive supplier before officially transitioning to our team. He did, however, endure nearly a decade of Ashley's constant chatter about all things Bay View Printing prior to giving in, so you know his patience is iron-clad.