Josephine Press is a fully equipped fine art printmaking facility. We offer custom edition printing, platemaking, instruction and workshops for established and emerging artists. Josephine Press is owned and operated by artist/master printmaker John Greco, an MFA graduate of Kent State University, with more than 25 years of printmaking experience. Josephinepress.com Facebook Josephinepress@earthlink.comTumblr (3.0; @josephinepress)http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/09ee5ad96dc5e22d8d5629ac1faf498b/tumblr_mlrqh1hxcB1qdwuc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://camillataylor.tumblr.com/post/48781490741/inks-prepped-for-a-monoprint-workshop">camillataylor</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Inks prepped for a monoprint workshop.</p> </blockquote>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/49314198522http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/49314198522Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:45:02 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8cab593c4d9b15b46519534dbd96cb12/tumblr_mlqhp5KOeg1qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/73d8de46b5c06c9cdb56c3c64b28ebeb/tumblr_mlqhp5KOeg1qk3u9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/df42f8e453e57657803dee04078fc11f/tumblr_mlqhp5KOeg1qk3u9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eff5efd6eeb77972540afe49181ea64a/tumblr_mlqhp5KOeg1qk3u9lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/05a1187e6c63e70c17835081a37bbf94/tumblr_mlqhp5KOeg1qk3u9lo7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The artist Ann Thornycroft working on some large scale monoprints with lots and lots of little chine colle elements.</p> <p>The bottom image is one of the prints we made that day, <em>Thriller #102.</em></p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/48734862527http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/48734862527Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:36:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0477ba8f486308dbf0fe8313da6e0df9/tumblr_mlh15zH6UX1qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Blue and violet ink draw downs, prepping for John Greco to make monoprints.</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/48306129810http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/48306129810Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:01:11 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d13a83565cb77350d4ff53579a101457/tumblr_mk4qoc65kq1qdwuc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://camillataylor.tumblr.com/post/46097250296/i-made-a-hand-cleaning-guide-for-the-print-shop">camillataylor</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I made a hand cleaning guide for the print shop, and drew some poor deformed person with two left hands</p> </blockquote>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/48154319304http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/48154319304Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:17:41 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f477b30f3322a41dc04e6785c7663cc/tumblr_mknsvcvcod1qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Emoticons” Three plate etching by Barbara Lebow</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/47791864982http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/47791864982Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:38:07 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ea602cc10e392f9b9f2774b8f073daa6/tumblr_mkusqiy5rr1qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/01fbadf80889ca443db7f26c2ea8af96/tumblr_mkusqiy5rr1qk3u9lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f7826fc736da0e6e494287f2d8ebffca/tumblr_mkusqiy5rr1qk3u9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43c6822527e258c55c7d59e6fc9428fd/tumblr_mkusqiy5rr1qk3u9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9ccb0863c135f0bd51ed42a58c15a76/tumblr_mkusqiy5rr1qk3u9lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Joseph Vorgity and students on the first day of our Moku Hanga, traditional Japanese woodcut, workshop.</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/47552824934http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/47552824934Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:34:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3f0f495e1d139149c978d425c4b449d4/tumblr_mkr6yoppr91qh6hpjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Some of the prints made by our monoprint instructor and shop manager, Camilla Taylor, were used in one of the recent Gamblin studio notes.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://camillataylor.tumblr.com/post/47206301529/some-very-distinguished-company-im-in">camillataylor</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Some very distinguished company I’m in.</p> <p>kristinejoymallari:</p> <p>I wrote a studio note for Gamblin Artists Colors about Monotype. It features work by some of my favorites: Koichi Yamamoto, Paul Gauguin, Camilla Taylor and Nathan Oliveira. If you’re interested, check out the full article here. </p> </blockquote>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/47293321945http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/47293321945Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:28:56 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b84311830dab110a248a23894cda9d3f/tumblr_mh1yr9wEp81s2hrngo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/258bc6ac4955e844301c14016c0335cd/tumblr_mh1yr9wEp81s2hrngo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Ann Thornycroft attends our Tuesday night etching sessions, and spends great lengths of time on these intricate pieces of chine colle.</p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://annthornycroft.tumblr.com/post/42435352192/pathways-1-and-9-by-ann-thornycroft-etching">annthornycroft</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <div> <p>“Pathways” 1 and 9</p> <p>by Ann Thornycroft</p> <p>Etching with chine colle</p> </div> </div> </blockquote>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/47205277414http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/47205277414Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:14:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/12c12d02049fde835ef5b90c072a69c0/tumblr_mknlraIHYy1qk3u9lo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/359211b6742b2e1d20e462164413af56/tumblr_mknlraIHYy1qk3u9lo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f3dff6d76e8e13d2e8b07c440d4f743/tumblr_mknlraIHYy1qk3u9lo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e192407d9160c6fd8735e30940ec12f/tumblr_mknlraIHYy1qk3u9lo5_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/067cb46d02c45ed8f1904cdd78818d39/tumblr_mknlraIHYy1qk3u9lo6_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>The bookbinding workshop is over, and the artists Motoko Kamada went home and made a long stitch bound book out of Trader Joe’s bags to remind herself of how it’s done.  </p> <p>I’m in love with this grocery store bag book.</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/46980393161http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/46980393161Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:38:46 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0369d1e4ba5dd1d2bcbc94b5d76d57ca/tumblr_mkagumsl171qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/466fefd6a0e05c8b6980f116dba4bc0f/tumblr_mkagumsl171qk3u9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e161f98b6d7d37814e5a5cd8f443bfff/tumblr_mkagumsl171qk3u9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb7e7494c56c2b5e82678747487f57bc/tumblr_mkagumsl171qk3u9lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa509c874b39a31cd0f396ce26c67cef/tumblr_mkagumsl171qk3u9lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/71266024bccd0c18d8820215211c87e4/tumblr_mkagumsl171qk3u9lo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Lots of new books made in the bookbinding workshop taught by Ashleigh Schieszer.  Students just finished up two different styles of accordion binding and a long stitch book with decorative stitching.</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/46369080489http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/46369080489Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:23:41 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eecc187c231bf9729c881d29b1c4516c/tumblr_mh1yu1HX501s2hrngo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/122ccb6095291d1947408a1250d851a9/tumblr_mh1yu1HX501s2hrngo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://annthornycroft.tumblr.com/post/42510780563/etude-12-and-11-by-ann-thornycroft-etching">annthornycroft</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <p>“Etude” 12 and 11</p> <p>by Ann Thornycroft</p> <p>Etching with chine colle</p> </div> </blockquote>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/45619517399http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/45619517399Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:44:07 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/33fefed4a4a3baef9275ed0a2a8b16f7/tumblr_mjo229vve41qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ed1c8479bcf1ab9f4d8b38cfe0783d83/tumblr_mjo229vve41qk3u9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/36496116bb07df7aff5820c748e9cefb/tumblr_mjo229vve41qk3u9lo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/df363016b27f77a26d6114e95611daa9/tumblr_mjo229vve41qk3u9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dbc41da6f373aefc17d77ac481d218a0/tumblr_mjo229vve41qk3u9lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/641b639913328d371902b355edfcdab5/tumblr_mjo229vve41qk3u9lo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photos from the first day of our bookbinding workshop taught by Ashleigh Scheiszer.</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/45361391482http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/45361391482Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:57:27 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/36e3e33fcf0eaaa0ad39e25ff665c648/tumblr_mik0331gtW1qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Alex Padilla’s block and print from the Whiteline Woodcut workshop</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/44000116906http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/44000116906Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:01:07 -0800printmakingjosephine presswoodcutart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cb9a0c0c04fdaaf3b0f30466356296ee/tumblr_mh1z0os84q1s2hrngo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a43f73fed7301c0bd6b97dff1db92166/tumblr_mh1z0os84q1s2hrngo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/08a7907a48691e427232b28bb00b2697/tumblr_mh1z0os84q1s2hrngo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/607e54f86e99fdc99e41281454bf07f3/tumblr_mh1z0os84q1s2hrngo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/57a354781c11644a9d735cee6beeec2e/tumblr_mh1z0os84q1s2hrngo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/16f1b34b421e3d3aca69b8357b085a36/tumblr_mh1z0os84q1s2hrngo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://annthornycroft.tumblr.com/post/42589216614/totems-1-through-6-by-ann-thornycroft-etching">annthornycroft</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <div> <p>“Totems” 1 through 6</p> <p>by Ann Thornycroft</p> <p>Etching with chine colle</p> </div> </div> </blockquote>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43916514489http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43916514489Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:00:59 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2122700c1b24d95180d7a0fa3c38ec0a/tumblr_mijyqrni9d1qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Joseph Vorgity’s work area, block, and print made while teaching the whiteline woodcut workshop here at Josepine Press.</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43826167507http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43826167507Sat, 23 Feb 2013 12:01:12 -0800woodcutwhiteline woodcutprintmakingjosephine pressartin the studio<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3b504d916f53bd5653ef73d9fcc14fe0/tumblr_mijyc1FQwX1qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d93e27f7df80bee67e3508ff5276795d/tumblr_mijyc1FQwX1qk3u9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>John Greco working on a large monoprint using the Paul Klee technique</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43740648771http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43740648771Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:01:03 -0800monoprintjohn grecopaul kleeprintmakingartin the studio<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67058eb2715568ea017b7f01031aaac2/tumblr_mifne1DQeb1qdwuc3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://camillataylor.tumblr.com/post/43500829596/little-witch-monoprints-from-my-last-monoprint">camillataylor</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Little witch monoprints from my last monoprint workshop.  The one on the left is the ghost print, a print made from the residual ink left on the plate.  These are two plate monoprints, the black was printed first and then the yellow eyes of the cat and red cheeks were added using a second plate.</p> </blockquote>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43661659143http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43661659143Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:01:03 -0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/59f3a858df7feafb998de646137e0075/tumblr_mh1z3hSl101s2hrngo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b38ae3e4a062930269bd5229e39edc74/tumblr_mh1z3hSl101s2hrngo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://annthornycroft.tumblr.com/post/42674120698/vines-2-and-3-by-ann-thornycroft-etching-with">annthornycroft</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <div> <p>“Vines” 2 and 3</p> <p>by Ann Thornycroft</p> <p>Etching with chine colle</p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p>Some beautiful etchings Ann Thornycroft made at Josephine Press</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43582536369http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43582536369Wed, 20 Feb 2013 12:01:12 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a4e2abb080e42a0cf4dad3bc4d03e8af/tumblr_mie1m1AqRI1qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4b68c7faead90b2c8718cfdfdf737820/tumblr_mie1m1AqRI1qk3u9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/910abb5d66176f4f319923640cd6500f/tumblr_mie1m1AqRI1qk3u9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/61378ebfef9591cc658758e385b64a76/tumblr_mie1m1AqRI1qk3u9lo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bcf6b0c113d1a8c2f09cc277e26fb407/tumblr_mie1m1AqRI1qk3u9lo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/069d0534c619172363ea43bf364b107f/tumblr_mie1m1AqRI1qk3u9lo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Ashleigh Scheiszer brought by the samples for the <a href="http://www.josephinepress.com/bookbinding.html">bookbinding class</a>.  Look at all these gorgeous books you can learn to make!  I’m really excited for this workshop.</p>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43421619603http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43421619603Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:01:10 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7e5f7690edb0e52bbd4adb5bb9032c45/tumblr_mie0tmyzsJ1qk3u9lo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ddc93a563803f04f81ee5344ac4e6afd/tumblr_mie0tmyzsJ1qk3u9lo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1078aca1752472120a2d20f3345b4f57/tumblr_mie0tmyzsJ1qk3u9lo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><div> <p>Joseph Vorgity teaching the Whiteline Woodcut workshop.  Whiteline is an American invention, and an offshoot of traditional Japanese mokuhanga.  Whiteline woodcut is done entirely by hand, using watercolors for inks, and a spoon for the press.</p> </div>http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43350783142http://josephinepress.tumblr.com/post/43350783142Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:20:07 -0800