Printmaking

LetterPressing Cards

Started our Christmas cards this weekend!!! It is that time of year, while giving thanks for the fridge full of delicious Thanksgiving leftovers…we shift into Christmas mode. The history of greeting cards dates back to the ancient Chinese who exchanged messages of goodwill to celebrate a New Year, and to early Egyptians who used papyrus… Read More LetterPressing Cards

Printmaking

Roll Up

This 1970’s themed party invitation was so much fun to print on our Chandler & Price 12×18 Letterpress.  Of course, creating a 70’s themed invitation on a press that existed in that era was inevitable given the fondness for classical printmaking pervading our little studio. From making the negatives and plates to hand feeding the platen,… Read More Roll Up

Printmaking

Our “New” Letterpress

Presenting our “new” Letterpress: Meet our newest addition (yet to be named) to the Hobart Print Studio Family, the Chandler & Price 12×18 Platen Press. And what about that handsome fella in the photo, you ask? That is Gary, our master mover of all things extremely heavy…thanks for coming through again Gary! Weighing in at… Read More Our “New” Letterpress

Printmaking

Pantone Mixology

The Pantone Guide contains ink mixing instructions, or  a “recipe”, for each color with amounts given both in parts and percentages.  As with most recipes…experience goes a long way.