Notes from a Berlin printmaking studio, by Maren Kohler.
February’s edition came down to a colour-mix problem. The fourth blue refused to read true under the studio light — here’s what I did about it, and why the failed version is the one I’d send a printer.
The Vandercook arrived after a four-month wait. Calibration day, the first warped pull, and the moment the registration finally clicked. Paid subscribers get the full essay and the calibration notes.
I almost binned the first proof. Then I noticed where it had registered just slightly off — and what that did to the bottom-left quadrant. A small note on letting the press teach you.
Three short books, a long essay, and one out-of-print pamphlet that I keep recommending to anyone who asks why I still print by hand. Annotated edition for paid readers.
A short essay about the two halves of a printmaking day, with photographs from one of each. Includes the press log for the week.