Nicole has sadly left us, and she spent her last days away from the computer to do some physical printing of her own. In the pictures, we see her experimenting with a gradient roll. She also practiced wetting the paper to make the color as smooth as possible. Of course, the final product, which will … Continue reading
Hi everyone! I’m trying to fit in as much as I can before I leave (I can’t believe my last day is one week from now!), so this week I started learning how to carve a linocut block. While there were a few minor mishaps and one slight injury, I’m pretty happy with my first … Continue reading
Intern Jonas has been working on his personal project, Oceania, these last couple of weeks. It’s a book that works as a maze. You turn the pages, tracing your way through until you get to the end. Of course, the structure of the book is sometimes called a “maze book.” These books are made on … Continue reading
We have started an employee book club here at PRESS! The first book we read was The Secret History by Donna Tartt. To practice our typesetting and printing skills, we each chose a word to describe the book and set on the press bed. Melanie chose SPOILED, Nicole chose FOREIGN, and Jonas chose a Greek … Continue reading
Hi everyone! Nicole here. I set type for the first time this afternoon and wanted to share my experience with you all. Melanie started me off with the tiniest size we have – 6-point! You need to be really careful with small type especially to make sure the letters are set in the correct orientation. … Continue reading
Hello everyone! My name is Nicole, and I am the new B-HIP intern at PRESS for the summer. Today is my fifth day in North Adams and my second day here at PRESS. I’ve spent the past few days touring cultural sites around the Berkshires, getting to know my fellow interns, and learning the ins and … Continue reading
You all have meet me, Jonas, already, but did you know that PRESS has two interns? My fellow intern is Ben Charbonneau, and I decided to put on my Lois Lane pants and sitt down with Ben for an interview to help you all learn more about him. Ben, can you give some background info, like … Continue reading
Hello, PRESS fans and followers. I’m the new intern here at this wonderful letterpress shop. I’m new to the New England area; I just moved here in May from Florida. As it happens in many relationships, I moved to follow my boyfriend, who works for the state of Massachusetts, and we live a stone throw … Continue reading
That’s it, the twelve weeks of my program are over. Saying goodbye to everyone was so surreal, it felt like I had been living in North Adams for years. I’ve been listening to the tear-jerking soundtrack of Grave of the Fireflies in a loop for the last few hours. It is a very beautiful but also an … 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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