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GSS offers a printshop which is equipped for intaglio, relief, silkscreen, and letterpress printing. The shop has 14’ ceilings, a concrete floor, natural and artificial lighting, and is well-ventilated. Our printshop equipment that caters to all mediums includes:

  • Golding & Co. Gladiator guillotine paper cutter

  • Large and small drying racks

  • Work table with built-in lightbox

  • Washout and cleanup booth

  • Miscellaneous cleaning supplies, gloves, etc.

Equipment Listing by Medium:

Silkscreen

  • Vacuum table

  • Vacuum exposure unit (32” x 39”)

  • Screen coating supplies (scoop coater, emulsion, drying racks in darkroom)

  • Squeegees

  • Storage racks for screens by washout booth

Intaglio & Relief

  • Dickerson Combination Press (27” x 48” bed size)

  • Felts and blankets

  • Soaking trays for ferric chloride and paper

  • Homasote sheets and drying rack

  • Large hotplate

  • Palette knives, rollers, glass counters

  • Miscellaneous expendable supplies

Letterpress

  • Vandercook SP15 Manual (15” x 31.5” bed size) 

  • Poco cylinder press (for galley and composition proofing)

  • Ludlow Typograph with various composing sticks (for line casting)

  • Cabinets of Ludlow matrices

  • Hammond Slug Cutter (for cutting leading)

  • Assorted wood and metal furniture, keys, quoins, gauge pins, packing, etc.

  • Job cases of loose type in various typefaces and point sizes

The printshop is especially well suited for artists wishing to work in multiple print mediums. The shop is managed by a technician but is not staffed on a regular basis. Use of specific work areas and equipment is available by scheduling on a shared Google calendar. A limited number of flat file drawers for $25/month and small cubbies for $20/month are available for printmakers to store their work and supplies.

The shop has a variety of printmaking supplies on hand, but we do not stock or sell many common expendable items. Members should be prepared to supply most of their own needs, including but not limited to the following items:

  • Plates

  • Apron

  • Sponges

  • Tape

  • Mylar

  • Paper towels

  • Printing paper

  • Registration pins

  • Foil/wax paper

  • Contact paper

  • Razor blades

  • Drawing materials and tools

  • Inks