Many of my friends all over the world knitted pink hats, traveled far and wide and are ready for one of many of the Women’s Marches that are happening tomorrow, January 21, 2017. We have two of our most recent mantra cards heading to Boston and D.C. in the hands of friends to share with … Continue reading
I went to visit my sister in Germany, as a close to my amazing Italian adventure, the one where I spent six weeks at the Scuola Internazionale di Graficia. And my sister kindly asked me what I hoped to do while visiting. Without missing a beat, I told her I wanted to visit Johannes Gutenberg’s birthplace, … Continue reading
PRESS is on the MOVE! Five years ago this summer I founded PRESS up the street from our current location as part of DownStreet Art, never imaging that I would still be here on Main Street printing with the Vandercook and sharing the magic of letterpress, five years later. As many of you may know, this … Continue reading
The final DownStreet Art celebration of the 2015 season featured some firsts for us! If you joined us, you witnessed the first time we printed with two presses during a reception. The PRESS on the MOVE, our Golding Official #3, was sporting bright orange ink last night to add a pop of color to our … Continue reading
Last September I received an email with the subject GRANT NOTIFICATION in all caps. I nearly deleted it because it looked like spam. I didn’t recognize the sender, but then thought, I’ll just check, just in case. I’m glad I did, because it was an award from the Berkshire Taconic Foundation. I completely forgot about … Continue reading
Where will you be tonight, this night of Valentine? See where PRESS will be: Spice Dragon in Pittsfield for One Billion Rising. We made this for the event. If you go tonight, you can take your FREE copy home with you. Music spinning until 9 pm. See you on the dance floor. Continue reading
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
I’ve always loved ink and carving linoleum blocks. Even three visits to the emergency room, one that involved stitching the tendon in my thumb back together never got in the way of this love. Right now, managing PRESS, teaching and other work sometimes takes priority over nurturing that love of the knife against lino or … Continue reading
What a fabulous night, one of those glorious Berkshire Summer days, not a cloud in the sky, warm enough to wear a sundress and be out in the streets, and why not at the August Downstreet Art opening!! Great shows opened up and down the street, Richard Criddle’s Compendium, Experiment in Inspiration at the Jarvis … Continue reading
Hi friends! I want to thank you all for making this summer as amazing as it was. I’ve learned so much over the past few months and have met some great people along the way! I learned how to prep a gallery and hang work: Host an opening: Operate and print on the press: I … Continue reading
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