The Berkshire Festival of Women’s Writers Workshop at PRESS was a hit! Students with some letterpress experience and students with lots of interest in letterpress but no experience gathered together for six hours of experimentation and fun! Here is a list of the talented women who came into PRESS to learn and share: Suzi Banks … Continue reading
In honor of Women’s History Month come join Berkshire Festival of Women Writer’s here at PRESS and celebrate women of all ages and backgrounds sharing their ideas, talents and experiences. PRESS is hosting an event as part of the Festival on Saturday, March 24th! This exciting event will have participants experimenting on the Vandercook Letterpress using … Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who came down to visit with us during Winterfest! I hope you had as much fun as the PRESS staff did! Fresh cookies, warm cider, amazing guests and a welcoming atmosphere made for a wonderful afternoon.Visitors had the chance of stamping with the gallery’s found wooden type and Pam’s handmade stamps resulting in many fun and colorful … Continue reading
Be sure to come by PRESS this Thursday between 5-7 p.m. to see the latest exhibit PRINT MARATHON! Here’s a preview of what to expect. Continue reading
Come down to PRESS from 6:00pm until 8:00pm TONIGHT to learn how to make small books as ornaments & cards for the holidays. What’s an Ornament Book? Well it’s tiny little (or medium) wonderful, actual book full of holiday joy that you can use as decoration or card! Some say that little Ornament Books were … Continue reading
On August 13th Melanie will be teaching Pressure Printing on the Vandercook. To register contact http://www.is183.com or call 413-298.5252. What is Pressure Printing? Pressure printing, also known as stratography is a printmaking technique where you place a textured flexible plate underneath the printing paper that you run through the press over an inked matrix. The … Continue reading
This past Sunday Main Street closed for a few hours for the Northern Berkshire Food Festival. We stayed open until 4 p.m. hoping for some great foot traffic into PRESS. While it certainly wasn’t our busiest day, we at PRESS were busy making art and having a great time. We brought out one of the … Continue reading
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