Despite the occasional rain shower, last night’s opening reception for Nature as Medicine, Nature as Companion was a wonderful part of this month’s DownStreet Art Thursday! Our featured artists Erika Radich and Jaeok Lee brought their families (and dogs!) to enjoy their exhibition. Overall, we had over 300 visitors come through to view, chat, snack, create, and … Continue reading
We have just about finished installing our fantastic new exhibition, Nature as Medicine, Nature as Companion! Tomorrow we’ll be putting on the finishing touches before the opening at 6:00! Pictured are Jonas, Melanie, Jaeok Lee, and her husband as they worked to set up this exhibition. We are so excited for you all to see the … Continue reading
Our latest DownStreet Art exhibition, Nature as Medicine, Nature as Companion, opens tomorrow! Come view the beautifully complementary works of printer Erika Radich and ceramicist Jaeok Lee (and figure out why ceramic art belongs in our letterpress gallery!). Join us from 6:00 – 9:00 PM to view their artwork, participate in your own curating activity, watch us print the … Continue reading
We had a great time with our workshop participants Martina and Elaine last Wednesday! They spent the first hour or so looking through our typefaces and cuts, deciding what would be included in their mantra compositions. Next they learned to lay out their mantras in the bed of the press so they would appear in … Continue reading
Just down the road from us, at the Concourse/Discourse Gallery, is an exhibition featuring the art of book artist Nava Atlas, whose work includes limited editions, altered books, and text-driven objects. “Combining elements of my own writing with appropriated text and images, the work in this exhibit looks at how language and media perpetuate cultural norms … Continue reading
This morning, as Melanie cleaned the Vandercook, she exclaimed, “I’m a changed person!”. Printer friend Kate Barber recently suggested that we try cleaning the press with baby oil instead of vegetable shortening. It works like a charm! The ink lifts off of the rollers much more quickly and easily than the shortening. It may have … Continue reading
On Saturday afternoon, a number of Paper Dresses artists gathered again to continue their experimentation and begin constructing their final pieces. A lot of ideas are solidifying, and we are all even more excited about this project with each passing day! Don’t forget to stop by PRESS to contribute some of your thoughts to Paper Dresses in the form of … Continue reading
Interested in learning about letterpress printing? Sign up for a Make Your Own Mantra workshop! There are two this summer, and one is next week! There are only two spots remaining for the July 16th workshop! July 16 // August 20 // 5:00 – 8:00 PM // $55.00 Learn the basics of setting and printing … Continue reading
We just found out about an invention by Ata Sina: self-folding paper! Small cuts are made in the flat paper and then thermoplastic polymers are attached. When heated at 110 degrees Celsius, the polymers shrink, causing the paper to form a 3D shape according to the cuts. Applications that have been brought up so far … 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
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