Evergreen’s Printmaking Studio, located in room 0233 in the basement of Lab 1,
is committed to using techniques and materials that do not harm students or the environment.
The studio emphasizes non-toxic processes including etching, relief, silk screen, plate lithography
and typesetting, and is overseen by half-time Printmaking Technician and adjunct faculty Judith Baumann,
a working artist knowledgable in all aspects of printmaking. The studio serves students enrolled in both full-time
and Evening/Weekend Studies programs, in addition to students persuing independent contracts. For current quarterly hours,
take a look at the schedule.
Full-time offerings in the printmaking studio often include interdisciplinary programs that explore creative writing and bookmaking;
medieval history and typesetting; science-art based programs in lithography and relief, as well as more focused printmaking programs.
Offerings vary from year to year and students are encouraged to consult the catalog for programs and courses featuring printmaking.
In addition to housing various drying racks, flat file cases, a dedicated print editioning area, two shear paper cutters and two
table top mat board cutters, glass topped inking tables, and a fully stocked darkroom and a stat camera, the studio features the following equipment:
Etching
- Our etching area focuses on non-toxic acrylic ground etching. A ventilated spray booth, equipped with an airbrush, is available for aquatint. A large, self contained, enclosed, ventilated etching area with vertical ferric chloride baths is dedicated for the etching process.
- The studio has 5 etching presses including a large 40” x 76” Takach and a smaller 26” x 48” Takach, a 26” x 48” Charles Brand and two smaller proofing floor models
- A large stainless steel paper soaking sink
- A 24” x 36” Hotplate
Silk Screening
- The studio offers a large selection of pre-stretched wooden framed screens, ranging in size from 18” X 20” to 51” x 68” with screen meshes of 110 to 230.
- A 50” x 78” vacuum equipped exposure table and a partially enclosed reclaiming/ blast out sink featuring a CAM Spray power washer.
- A wide selection of both Pavonine and Speedball inks
- Multiple emulsion scoop coaters and squeegees of varying sizes
Lithography
- Emphasizing primarily non-toxic, positive working plate lithography
- 2 Charles Brand litho presses with bed sizes of 30” x 40” and 23” x 37”
- punch bar registration system
- A table top Nu-Arc exposure unit with 25” x 29 1/2” exposure area
- Myriad rubber composite rollers, twenty averaging 15” in length with a 5” diameter, and three large rollers, the largest of which is 32” long with a diameter of 12 1/2”
Letterpress/Typesetting
- 2 Vandercook proofing presses, a Universal and SP 15 model. Both presses can be used manually and the SP 15 can be used in the motorized automatic setting
- 20 type cabinets housing one of the largest type collections in the Pacific Northwest
- 2 platen presses including a large Chandler and Price and table top Pilot press
- A large selection of furniture, composing sticks, pica rulers and lock up bars
- Anderson and Vreeland Orbital VIII Photopolymer plate developing unit
Digital Imaging
The Evergreen State College has a fully equipped Digital Imaging Studio for most digital processes, but for processes that will be used in conjunction with printmaking, the printmaking studio also features:
- An Epson 4000 Stylus Pro inkjet printer dedicated for color separations and transparencies
- 3 Macintosh G4 computers with Adobe Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS and InDesign CS
- 1 HP scanner, an HP deskjet printer, and a Nikon Coolscan negative and slide scanner
