PASTELS AND PRESSES

The last couple of weeks have been filled with coaching baseball. I'm a high school coach here in Big Bear and we are in the middle of league play. Still trying to find time for my art. Finished a pastel that I started and then set aside. Also ordered a new etching press. Pretty excited about that!

BUILDING YOUR OWN PRESS

I am constantly watching Ebay and Craig's List for a larger etching press. I have even set up "etching press" as a Google alert. The finds so far have either been priced above what I felt they were worth or the expense to ship was insane. I found a website that looks very promising. It has plans that you can buy for three different press designs, and loads of information and help in the building process. Also lots of pictures of presses built by other people. Most were built for under $2,000.00. Considering the fact that everything I've seen comparable has been in the $8,000.00 range, this is a great idea. If you are serious about printmaking, you might want to take a look at this site.

http://www.dougforsythegallery.com/EtchingPress.html