Intern Jonas has been working on his personal project, Oceania, these last couple of weeks. It’s a book that works as a maze. You turn the pages, tracing your way through until you get to the end. Of course, the structure of the book is sometimes called a “maze book.” These books are made on … Continue reading
DownStreet Art 2014 has begun! We had a wonderful time at last night’s opening of What’s Your Mantra ! Thank you to the over 400 people who came by to celebrate with us! We had a great night printing, chatting, and getting to know all of you! Our latest monthly mantra card features a quotation from … Continue reading
What’s Your Mantra? officially opens on Thursday, June 26th, as a part of the DownStreet Art 2014 kick-off celebration! Join us from 6:00 – 9:00 PM to view Alke Groppel-Wegener’s prints, participate in your own mantra-making activity, watch us print the latest monthly mantra card, and enjoy light refreshments! PRESS visitors are participating in the exhibition by … Continue reading
We have started an employee book club here at PRESS! The first book we read was The Secret History by Donna Tartt. To practice our typesetting and printing skills, we each chose a word to describe the book and set on the press bed. Melanie chose SPOILED, Nicole chose FOREIGN, and Jonas chose a Greek … Continue reading
This afternoon, the ever-expanding Paper Dresses team gathered again at PRESS for more artistic experimentation. Technical and conceptual ideas continue to be developed, and the group is really excited about the results so far! The possibilities for combining paper, type, and other materials are seemingly endless, and we can’t wait to see what these artists come up with! … Continue reading
PRESS hosted many of our paper dress artists Saturday. What fun we had experimenting with tyvek, printing, paper and more. Ideas are percolating. Research is abundant! Check out our collective Paper Dress Board on Pinterest to see some of our ideas. We started to consider how the performative element might change/influence our ideas. And if … Continue reading
This afternoon, this wonderful group of artists gathered at PRESS for the first of many sessions to prepare for Paper Dresses, the exhibition that will conclude the DownStreet Art summer season here. Ideas were exchanged, art was viewed, snacks were eaten, and the company of great friends was thoroughly enjoyed. These artists come from diverse backgrounds and specialties, … Continue reading
Hi everyone! Nicole here. I set type for the first time this afternoon and wanted to share my experience with you all. Melanie started me off with the tiniest size we have – 6-point! You need to be really careful with small type especially to make sure the letters are set in the correct orientation. … Continue reading
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