It’s a year ago this week that MCLA alum and former PRESS intern extraordinaire Isaac Wood and I created the card “We are Marching in the Light of Love.” We made it for a student organized rally to help all of us try to cope with how we were feeling after the election. Fear and disillusion dominated conversations, we wanted to cultivate strength, … Continue reading
I made a card of FDR’s Four Freedoms on Inauguration Day. By the end of the three-color limited edition of 100 cards I decided that I needed to make a card every week for this entire year. These cards respond to what is happening in our country at the moment and how I can frame … Continue reading
Hello PRESS friends, Isaac here! Last week PRESS on the Move was visited by the sixth graders of Lee Elementary, to talk about how art and science are related to one another, as part of the annual event “Berkshire County Goes to College,” at MCLA. The students were split into two groups and each had … Continue reading
This year’s calendar printing was interrupted with 23 runs to go by the most inconvenient mechanical failure. When we moved from Main Street to our new location, the motor that moves the carriage back and forth over the print form needed to be removed. All seemed to be well after the Vandercook was back together, … Continue reading
It’s that time of year again, when the Vandercook is up and running seemingly around the clock to print our Monthly Mantra Calendar. We will be getting order forms ready for you soon, but first we wanted to share a bit about this year’s calendar. This year the calendar quotes come from students at MCLA … Continue reading
This week we are spotlighting Angel Bomb Design + Letterpress! This is also the last week to see our first DownStreet Art exhibit, Manifestos, so come down to Main St and get one last glimpse. Who he is: Todd Thyberg is the owner of Angel Bomb Design + Letterpress, a Minneapolis-based graphic design and letterpress studio. He first … Continue reading
For 3 weeks we will be spotlighting artists from our current exhibit, Manifestos. Our second feature is on Holstee and the creation of the Holstee Manifesto. Who is Holstee: Holstee exists to help each of us remember what is important. We create products and experiences for an inspired life. We offer a range of products and services, … Continue reading
For the next 3 weeks we will be spotlighting artists from our current exhibit, Manifestos. Our first feature is on artist John Vincent of A Revolutionary Press. Who he is: John Vincent has been experimenting with artistic methods of letterpress printing and disseminating radical & revolutionary ideals since founding A Revolutionary Press in 2008. His work … Continue reading
Our first show of the 2015 DownStreet Art season opened on Thursday! Manifestos explores the intersection of text and image and includes work from half a dozen print shops from around the country and the world, including PRESS’s very own manifesto hot off the Vandercook! We had a great turn out and a great time … 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
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