Open Studio held at the Print Shop was well attended! Everyone printed Valentines and had punch and cookies! Two different cards were set on different presses, and attendees could print either one, or both!
Thanks everyone for coming by the shop, it was great fun!
The "Old Tabby" was gorgeous in it's holiday splendor! Many volunteers used fresh greenery and ribbons to make everything merry and bright! Warm Mulled Wine and Christmas goodies were served, and guests were entertained by the Holiday Highlanders. A wonderful and festive evening!
It was quite an honor to have David Zelski and his crew visit the Print Shop. After exploring and learning about Letterpress, David printed on the treadle-powered platen press! Quite the challenge!
It's always fun to have these Visual Arts students from Needwood Middle visit the shop! The manual printing in this analog medium is a new experience for them, and one which gives them new insight visually.
Dr. Janet Gritzner, Professor Emerita at South Dakota State University, discussed her extensive research into tabby, the historic building material revived by Thomas Spalding.
After a reception, there was a field trip to the ruins of the Sugar Mill and Rum Distillery at Tolomato.
Inclement weather forced a move inside, but that didn't prevent a full crowd and a great party! Rick Caldwell provided the delicious BBQ, the Jimmy Wolling Band some great tunes, and Hopsoul Brewery some great brews! We are grateful for all of our sponsors who made this a successful fundraiser!
Nicholas Silberg led this 2 1/2 day introductory Letterpress workshop. Participants learned how to set type, operate both a C & P platen press, and a Vandercook proof press, and to compose a piece of work. Some really nice work was created!
Hurricane Dorian forced the Churn Off to be rescheduled! It was moved to October, and all Churners still participated! It was a great turnout and attendants were entertained by Doc Thornton, the “Wizard of the South” magical and musical world-renowned Wonder Show! Board member, David Dickerson, constructed new Corn Hole games for all to play and work off some of that ice cream!
Buddy has been busy since he retired, completing four new books! A reception was held at Ashantilly and Buddy spoke briefly about the books, and then signed books for those who purchased them. Ashantilly still has some copies available if you missed the signing.
