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Press On | Fifth Edition featuring Josh Dannin and Todd Irwin, the co-publishers of Power Washer Zine May 22, 2020

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Today’s edition of Press On with The Print Cast was wrapped up on Thursday May 22nd, in the year 2020, over 8 weeks into my stay-at-home shut-down. For this fifth edition I’ve got a longer interview for you, so it will only be one today, featuring Josh Dannin of Directangle Press and Todd Irwin of Bitmap Press, the co-publishers of Power Washer Zine.
Today’s talk is a fresh one, to say the least, and full of print jargon and technical talks. We run the gamut from how long to flash dry a toasted cheese sandwich, to what kind of mesh count is recommended for getting good coverage when printing with cheese balls, We go deep about the struggle to find the best supportive printshop footwear.
Also included today is a special opener showcasing the sounds of Los Angeles where we scream and cheer as a neighborhood each night at 8pm. It's quite an audible delight really, and a lot of fun if you live here because we just scream our hearts out together!
Feed & Delivery Links:
Why Conspiracy Theories Have Become the Most Influential Art Form of Our Time
How Art History Can Help Explain the Stunning Rise of Conspiracy Theories That Is Defining Our Time
Power washer Zine #8 Download
Hand Painted Sign Rennaisance
Outlaw Printmaker Podcast
That 1960s Revolution of the Underground Press is Still Alive & Well
Fun Printmaker-ly Letterpress Newsletter

Press On | Fourth Edition featuring Robynn Smith of Print Day in May and Luther Davis of Powerhouse Arts May 01, 2020

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Today on The Print Cast, it's the fourth edition of our series Press On, something we launched as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I want to talk directly to printmakers about how this situation impacts their lives, their businesses, and how they'll keep busy through the shutdown of daily life. Each iteration of the series will bring you stories directly from artists and we'll keep them coming as long as this situation persists.
Today's edition was wrapped up on May 1st, 2020. In Part 1, Robynn Smith from Print Day in May tells us of the upcoming print holiday on May 2nd. Join in with the celebration and share a print your making, and if you hashtag sponsors, you could win a rad prize. More info here.
Part 2 of today's episode features screen printer Luther Davis of Powerhouse Arts. I had Luther on to talk about a recent Jenny Holzer print he did while under quarantine with fellow artist Leslie Diuguid. Together they pulled the B.A.T. while wearing masks and gloves, so that the edition could be sold to raise money for Earth Day.
Also starting us off is my news service that I'm now dubbing Feed and Delivery: News for the Graphically Curious. You can look forward to this as a component of future podcasts, and maybe after COVID-19 it will become a stand alone podcast feed for mini episodes each week. For now, check out Press On while it runs on The Print Cast feed and you'll hear the latest each week.
More to come and let me know if you want to share anything via the Press On series.
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London Original Fair
Ladies of Letterpress Conference Survey
Houston Art Museum - Documents of Latin America and Latino Art
Geoff McFettridge Drawings About Pandemic Life
Join Print Day in May
NMSU University Art Museum - Channeling the Nuances of Motherhood Into Art
Artist Mother Podcast - Episode 55 with Curator Marisa Sage
Hyperallergic review of Channeling the Nuances of Motherhood into Art
Artist Relief Fund Grant Application

Press On | Third Edition featuring Matthew Dols of The Wise Fool Podcast and Landscape Printmaker Laura Boswell Apr 21, 2020

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Today on The Print Cast, it's the third edition of our series Press On, something we launched as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I want to talk directly to printmakers about how this situation impacts their lives, their businesses, and how they'll keep busy through the shutdown of daily life. Each iteration of the series will bring you stories directly from artists and we'll keep them coming as long as this situation persists.
Today's edition was wrapped up on April 20, 2020. In Part 1, Matthew Dols from The Wise Fool Podcast comes on the show to tell us about what life is like in Prague during the shut down.
Part 2 of today's episode features printmaker Laura Boswell from the UK. Laura has been making daily instructional videos about her style of lino printing during the shutdown and it's been getting a lot of great response on Instagram and Youtube. She also does a weekly podcast called Ask an Artist where she and her co-host Peter Keegan talk to artists in their community. It was great to catch up with Laura and to learn about how she juggles art production and content creation. If you haven't seen her videos yet, check em out on Youtube here.
More to come and let me know if you want to share anything via the Press On series.
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London Original Fair
Normal Editions ISU - Printmaker Interrupted
SGCI 2021 | Providence Open Call
Judith Rothchild at Emanuel Von Baeyer | Mezzotints
Art for Solidarity at Gerrish Fine Art
Louise Bourgeois at Peter Blum Gallery
Warhol at Sims Reed LTD
Mixografia | Making Art with John Baldessari
New Prints Open Call at IPCNY
Artist Relief Fund Grant Application
Laura Boswell on Instagram
Laura Boswell online

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Press On | Second Edition featuring Joseph Velasquez of Drive By Press and Sarah Kirk Hanley from Manhattan Graphics Center Apr 03, 2020

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Today's episode of The Print Cast is the second edition of a limited series I’m calling Press On, Press On is a series that looks at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the printmaking community. Each of these bonus episodes brings you stories from printmaking artists and arts administrators speaking to how this situation impacts their lives, what’s happening with print shops and businesses, and how they are adapting to new challenges.
Today's first guest is Joseph Velasquez, co-founder of Drive By Press. We talk about teaching, making art about Star Trek, and what it's like developing printing technology from scratch using ready made materials.
Second on the show is Sarah Kirk Hanley, the executive director of the Manhattan Graphics Center in NYC. With the closing of most public spaces, it leaves community printshops without access to programs, equipment, and most importantly community. We discuss how she is working to keep everyone connected, and we also chat about funding and how to keep non profit spaces going during difficult times like this.
Lots of links today so check out the following if you are looking for interesting print-related things to do online.
Daily Art World Corona Virus Report | Hyperallergic
A Sudanese Printmaker Radiates Light from Darkness | Hyperallergic
Germany's Sweeping Aid Package for the Arts | Artnet
Virtual Gallery - Wrong is Right: Remembering John Baldessari | Mixografia
IPCNY Virtual Gallery | IPCNY + Hyperallergic
National Emergency Library | Archive.org
Google Arts and Culture
Art is Where the Home Is | Greyson Perry and Antony Gormley
Tom Huck Evil Prints
Steve Martin Playing Banjo in his Backyard
Slow Rush in An Imaginary Place | Tame Impala
The Last Days of the Art World … and Perhaps the First Days of a New One | Jerry Saltz + Vulture
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Thanks, wash your hands, stay safe everyone.

Press On | First Edition featuring Joey Gross of Public Print Co, James Black of 111 Shirt Lab, and print professor Yoonmi Nam from University of Kansas Mar 26, 2020

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Today on podcast, we’re doing a special edition called Press On, a series launched as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I want to talk directly to printmakers about how this situation impacts their lives, their businesses, and how they’ll keep busy through the shut down of daily life. Each iteration of this series will bring you stories from 3 artists and we’ll keep em coming as long as this situation persists.

Today’s edition was recorded Saturday March 21st of 2020. In Part 1 of today’s edition of Press On, we talk with Joey Gross from Public Print Co in Kansas City. Joey and Andrew were featured on Episode 4 of the Print Cast. We talk about the new line of postcards they've produced at Public and they're online now if you are looking for some affordable and tasteful things to mail to friends during the coming weeks. You can find those here.
Second on the show is James Black from 111ShirtLab in Albuquerque, NM. They do lots of public educational programs, and also custom posters, intaglio, litho, relief and t-shirts. With business down, we discuss ways they are keeping busy including making masks and other DIY ways of working.
Finally Yoonmi Nam, professor of printmaking at KU, comes on the show to catch us up on what's happening with the virus in Lawrence, KS. She talks about recent travels and how the effects of the pandemic have been slowly building in the past few weeks. You can look forward to an interview with Yoonmi real soon, but for now check out her art which is super cool here.
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Introducing: Press On, a limited series on the impacts of COVID-19 on the print community. Mar 23, 2020

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In the new limited audio series from the maker of The Print Cast, host Nick Naughton invites listeners onto the podcast to share about how the Coronavirus pandemic is affecting their lives and livelihoods. In the spirit of community, we're opening the lines to share stories of how we're coping, how we're printing from home, and how we're going to maintain some semblance of the lives we've lived until now. We're in it together, and we will Press On...eventually.
To take part, email Nick at info@theprintcast.com
Or DM him on Instagram @theprintcast
Episode 1 of Press On launches this week featuring Joey Gross of the letterpress shop Public Print Co in Kansas City, Missouri, artist and KU Professor Yoonmi Nam in Lawrence, Kansas, and James Black of 111 Shirt Lab in Albuquerque, NM.
Episodes of Press On drop in The Print Cast podcast feed weekly starting Tuesday March 24th, 2020.

Art, Business and Activism with Karl LaRocca, founder of Brooklyn's Kayrock Screen Printing Mar 16, 2020

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Today's guest on The Print Cast is Karl LaRocca, the owner of Kayrock Screen Printing in Brooklyn, New York. If you've checked out what they do, you would see a huge array of goods that they make including artist editions, artist books, and rad merch. One famous tee Kayrock produced that we discuss briefly was a Bert and Ernie design (Designed by Daniel Davidson) from 2016 for then candidate for President Bernie Sanders. They do a lot of custom work for candidates and political organizations as a result of projects like that.
Karl has a very mathematical mind as you'll come to hear in this episode, and we discuss polygons in relation to Karl's personal artist book projects. We nerd out about some technical aspects of pulling prints, and today's Let's Get Technical is not to be missed.
If you haven't please check out my Patreon to support the ongoing production of this podcast. Ongoing support helps keep the show online, and will help future needs like trips to print events, travelling interview tours, and more. Every little bit helps!
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Brooklyn Screen Printer Leslie Diuguid of Du-Good Press Feb 19, 2020

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Leslie Diuguid joins the podcast today to talk screen printing, both in how she runs her own publishing shop and her day job as a fabricator for Powerhouse Arts in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. We discuss her journey to New York, some of the artists she trained with, and what she's up to now with her publishing operation which goes on after hours and in between her other activities. Family is a huge influence on Leslie's life, and we learn about how her father and grandfather influenced what she does. She discusses her involvement with The Black Women of Print, an online group that shares support for past, current, and future black women printmakers. It's a lively fun discussion, recorded in New York last fall while working at the IFPDA. Links below to learn more.
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Du-Good Press Instagram
Powerhouse Arts
Black Women of Print
Ifpda Instagram
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The World of Woodcut With Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop Jan 29, 2020

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Woodcut is the name of the game in today's episode. Valerie Lueth of Tugboat Printshop joins me on the podcast to talk about the work she produces in her garage studio in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Tugboat has been running for a long time, and Valerie really has a system figured out to make a living selling woodcut relief prints. She keeps it simple and follows her interests, and all throughout her work you can see a consistent voice and style that is indelibly Tugboat. Today we talk about everything related to carving wood including tools and process, as well as how she runs the business side of her operation. With 12 years under her belt, she's definitely got a lot of insight to share and I hope it's interesting and useful to all of you print hustlers out there.
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The IFPDA Sessions | Swoon and The Living History of Contemporary Printmaking Jan 15, 2020

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Today on the podcast is another live program from the IFPDA print fair in the fall of 2019. This week we have Swoon, aka Caledonia Curry, on stage speaking about her installation that greeted fair attendees at the entrance to the Javits Center. Swoon goes into detail about her love of printmaking, and the various ways she uses the medium in her art. Interestingly the conversation centers around etching, though it's one technique that Swoon doesn't do often and when she does it's with master printmakers.
Speaking with Swoon are Nadine Orenstein, the Drue Heinz Curator in Charge, Department of Drawings & Prints, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Jenny Gibbs, executive director of the IFPDA, and the talk is moderated by Sarah Douglas, Editor-in-Chief of ARTnews. Talks like this always leave you wanting more, and it's a great perspective into the mind of an artist that I find super inspiring. This year was the first time they invited an artist to do a project in the space during the print fair, and I'm sure it won't be the last.
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