We at PRESS would like to wish everyone a happy holiday season! And we would also like thank everyone that follows us here online and visits us on Main St. We are going to be closed for a little bit until mid January when we open up again. All of the PRESS & Co. staff … Continue reading
Author Archives: Jason Peabody
Thursday, December 15th: PRESS Poetry Series
Here we are in December! The holidays are right around the corner and for all of those at MCLA who are finishing up the semester strong with their noses to the books can take a nice break this Thursday evening at 7:30pm when PRESS will be holding the second reading of The PRESS Poetry Series! … Continue reading
Printmaking With A Steamroller, How About In North Adams?
Ever since we found this video of printmakers from Texas using a steamroller and a parking lot as a printing press, we haven’t been able to stop thinking about how ridiculously awesome it would be to try this out. These printmakers are a group of artists who go by the name Art To The Third … Continue reading
The PRESS Inspiration Book
This is our Inspiration Book, Melanie made this herself just for PRESS! Check out some of the things visitors have written in it. We sometimes use this book as a source of inspiration for new projects and are always looking for new things in the book. If there is something that inspires you; something that … Continue reading
Our Friend, Atef Bolos
Meet Atef Bolos: Atef owns the Jewelry store at 101 Main St., right next door to PRESS. He has been the best neighbor we could have ever hoped for. He is the owner and Master Jeweler at his shop Atef Fine Jeweler. So while he is not busy crafting fine jewelry for the Berkshires, … Continue reading
The PRESS Poetry Series
As per usual, PRESS has been busy while not letting the snow be any reason at all to slow down. Printing and developing new events through out these quickly approaching winter months is how you will find PRESS & Co. spending their time. Jason has been developing our new series of events called the PRESS … Continue reading
Carrie and The Great Wood-type Clean
Ever since we have gotten so much new woodtype in at PRESS, it has all needed a good cleaning. With years of ink and dust build up in between the spaces of the letters, the natural grains of the wood are beginning to come through again. And most of that progress is due to our awesome … Continue reading
Open Studios and A Productive PRESS
During the North Adams Open Studios weekend many prints were pumped out on the Vandercook as if it was running on high octane fuel, or maybe even the printmakers themselves? Melanie started work on a new larger broadside as well as continued her work on some smaller prints, Pam created her “Sanction Truth” print which … Continue reading
Kyle Durrie’s Type Truck Today, Open Studios Weekend Tomorrow
Kyle Durrie’s Type Truck arrived at 105 Main St. today and prints were made! Melanie had one of her classes come down to the arrival, listened to Kyle tell her story with the truck, and then Kyle had everyone collaborate on a print right in the truck! Check out some photos of Kyle’s Type truck … Continue reading
While The Proprietress Is Away, Staff Will Play
As Melanie has been in Italy this past week, there has been no one to run the printing demos. Or is there? On this past Monday, Pam and Jason embarked on their first print project without the supervision of Melanie so that the print demonstrations could still be happening. The product was this new limited … Continue reading