The Unstoppable Louise Fishman at Oehme Graphics!

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Louise arrived from Denver later last Monday evening, so we didn’t get started on her project until the following morning, but no one would have ever guessed the short amount of time she had been working by the state of the studio! By the end of the day, prints were covering every surface of the shop, with Sue trying to keep up on the press and our newest member of Oehme Graphics, intern Paige Hinshaw, busily cutting mat board and coating it with gel medium. Julia had been working upstairs on the computer the first few days of the project, and couldn’t believe or understand where all the work was coming from when she made her way down to the shop. It has been a very productive week, to say the least, with a constant turnover of prints from press, to wall, to torn down ready-to-view print!

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Scraps that Paige cut up to various sizes and coated with gel medium for Louise to paint and run through the press.

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Paige organizing prints and beginning one of many days tearing down piles of prints to size.
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Ashley, a self-proclaimed “sucker” when it comes to Sammy! Givin’ him some of the attention he craves…
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Louise hand printing a second element to a monotype.
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Worked over pieces ready to be run through the press and transformed into prints.
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Busy at the shop! Sue pulling prints, Paige stapling them to the wall in order to flatten them.
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Louise and her adoring Sammy.
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Summer storm in Steamboat, we all had to take a short break to watch it swirl through.
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Paige hanging some of Louise’s prints in our gallery room, in preparation for a visit from Nancy Sweeney of Art Advisory Services (great to see you!)
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Everyone curating, discussing what should go where.
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Someone has clearly been busy…the proof is in the hands! It’s been so enjoyable having Louise here, with her calm energy but unbelievable motivation. Had our first day of the second week of the project today, with a print count (in the morning) of 142 prints, some of which will be offered as suites of 5-6 small monotypes in portfolios. We are excited to see what will develop in the next few days (some editions, perhaps?) and can’t wait to share her work with everyone.

Check back soon to see how the project finishes up!