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
What an amazing day! If you subscribe to our mailing list and read our newsletters, you might remember that I am in Italy right now. (If you don’t subscribe to our mailing list, and you want to hear our latest news go here to sign up.) I have a six-week residency at the Scuola Internazionale di … 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
Thursdays are printing days here at PRESS and this past Thursday was my first time using the Vandercook! Jonas came in to help me (and practice his teaching skills for an upcoming workshop). Under his guidance, I picked out a quote, font, and some shapes from the woodtype and then sketched out a design for my … Continue reading
We had a wonderful evening last night for the opening of AMALGAM, featuring the work of letterpress printer and PRESS intern Jonas McCaffery, and the photographs of a group of students from Drury High School’s E3 Program. A great crowd came out to support the young artists – and we were so glad to see … 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
I am so inspired by Star Shaped Press initial letters. I saw one in a recent issue of Uppercase Magazine, and wanted to try it myself. My dad has been wanting me to make something for my mom, so today, a mere few days from Mother’s Day I decided to try my hand at making my … Continue reading
Hello all! I apologize from being away from the internet so long, I’ve been busily working on my independent project! As my final assignment as a intern here at PRESS, I was asked to print the poetry of Annie Raskin and Stephen Rifkin for an exhibit Gallery 51 will be putting up later this May. … Continue reading
We use lots of paper. And any printmaker or book artist will tell you that paper, book cloth, board and other materials are not inexpensive. So it’s really important to test and experiment with less expensive materials before you commit to your edition. Sometimes you must factor into your process experimentation on the real material … Continue reading
Last Sunday night provided a cold, snowy backdrop for our opening reception for the Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts (ILSSA) exhibit, “It’s About Time”. A few came out to defy Old Man Winter’s relentless agitation, and we were thankful for the support. We raffled off the hot-off-the-press compilation books that were created this weekend. The … Continue reading
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