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
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Have Presses, Will Travel
Mid-February found me traveling across the state to New Bedford, the whaling center of Massachusetts to participate in their version of Downstreet Art, their Aha! Night. It was part of their Big Read Project, Stark Raven Mad. In addition to printing with my mini-presses at the Aha! Night, the Aha! staff put me in touch with … Continue reading
Finished, and available for sale THURSDAY!
We finished our 2014 first-ever, mantra inspired calendar today! It will be officially available for sale this Thursday at the opening of RISING, from 5-8 p.m. You can still pre-order one by downloading the 2014CalendarForm and mailing it in or bringing it to PRESS. We have already sold 20% of the calendars…we think they will sell … Continue reading
Here’s a little 2014 Calendar Preview!
We are in the homestretch! We have eleven out of twelve months finished–looking forward to getting that last one done this week in between meals and weather events. And then it will be ready for the big reveal on December 5th at our next opening RISING. (If I were you I would download the order … Continue reading
Cuba: Printed Stories
On Wednesday, Saturday 25th, starting at 5:30 PM, join us with Janette Brossard and Norberto Marrero, two as they share printed words on paper and artists books as well as stories of life as artists and printmakers in Cuba. Their artwork tells a story about struggles involving class and gender through etchings, screen prints, collagraphs, woodcuts, engraved … Continue reading
Road Scholar visits PRESS
We hosted a group of lifelong learners participating in Road Scholar‘s Museums Gems: From Boston to the Berkshires at PRESS today. Road Scholar is the name for the programs developed and offered by Elderhostel, Inc. I first encountered Elderhostel while working for the summer programs at Case Western Reserve in the early 1990’s. The program and … Continue reading
Pics of the Vandercook moving to our new location and more!!!
Phew, wow, yes, PRESS is moving. In fact, the press has moved! From 105 Main Street to our new location, 49 Main Street. We will be reopening on June 20th at the first Downstreet Art Opening of 2013, from 6-9 pm. We hope you can make it! Big thanks to new BHIP intern Antoine Scalbert, … Continue reading
From Pop-Up to Permanent
Last week I presented From Pop-Up to Permanent at the Southern Graphics Council International (SCGI) Conference in Milwaukee. The Southern Graphics Council conferences whether national or international are meccas for printmakers to meet, learn, connect and get inspired. My talk focused on seven steps that have helped PRESS take it’s original pop-up status to something … Continue reading
Manifest!
PRESS will be operating on a limited schedule during the Spring 2013 Semester. Instead, you will find me out in the world, sometimes with my partner in crime Douglas giving out MANIFEST cards. It my/our way of trying to help spark the change I/we want to be and see in the world. It’s also about … Continue reading
Getting ready for Fe-Mail
Saturday Melanie spent part of the day taking old prints and various paste paper scraps and making them into fabulous collage packets. You should have seen the fun she was having curating these packets. It’s one of the best ways to “reuse” those prints that have a typo, are misaligned, or otherwise not worthy of … Continue reading
