We are frantically getting ready for PRESS’ final show, Printmaking @ PRESS. It features the work made at PRESS from the past five years, and selecting the exclusive few was not easy, because students and interns have made a lot of high quality art at PRESS. The first chance for the public to see the “best of” … Continue reading
It’s 8:30 at night, so I’m going to keep is sweet and short talking about the opening tomorrow of Amalgam, the show featuring photographs from the Drury High School E3 Program and my work as well. The opening will be the usual affair; the press will be running and printing off a blue bird for … Continue reading
I’ve been working on quite a bit of stuff of my own this last couple of months. I’ve been getting at a series of prints a month, now I’m preparing to showcase my semester of work for our next exhibit. The show’s title, Amalgam, comes from my attempt to meld all of my inspirations. An amalgam … Continue reading
Last Sunday night provided a cold, snowy backdrop for our opening reception for the Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA) exhibit, “It’s About Time”. A few came out to defy Old Man Winter’s relentless agitation, and we were thankful for the support. We raffled off the hot-off-the-press compilation books that were created this weekend. The … Continue reading
Clocks, clocks, everywhere there’s clocks. For the Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA) featured show, “It’s About Time”, we asked for clocks from PRESS friends to fill our window display. We thought we’d get a couple, but our PRESS allies really came through. Michael Chapman and his father’s antique shop, Chapman’s Antique Barn … Continue reading
I have a couple of missions for the next couple of months at PRESS. One of them is to organize, by font, the woodtype drawers, which have been seven drawers of slapdash arrangement. Another mission is for me to create a series of prints every month to test and push by printing skills. For February, … Continue reading
So the crazy printing has started. We’ve started the 2015 calendar, and we think 2015 will be a good year. 2014’s quickly sold out, so there has been quite a bit of anticipation for the next year’s edition. Like 2014, 2015’s calendar will contain motivational quotes from contemporary figures like Amy Poehler and Aung San … Continue reading
