Printmaking & More
What started as a small printmaking studio on Dunstan Street has slowly grown into a 11,500 sq ft studio that covers a wide range of processes!
Our studio provides most of what an artist needs including all clean up supplies. Flat files drawers and cubbies are also provided to members. Artists are responsible for their paper, plates, and ink.
The studio facilities are available for use to members only. Learn more about Membership Here.
The printshop:
The printshop includes two dedicated rooms – The Classroom and The Main Print Room. Each room has 2 etching presses and a large amount of glasstop tables, perfect for inking up. Both spaces can support relief, intaglio, monotype, collagraph, and alternative lithographic methods like pronto plate. When the classroom is not reserved, it is available for members to use.
- Large glasstop tables
- Four etching presses (largest being a 30″ x 60″ Charles Brand)
- Aquatint airbrush & spray booth
- Ferric chloride etching tank
- Large paper soaking sink (Fits up to 32″ x 40″)
- Large Drying rack & Flattening Box
- Hot Plate
- NuArc exposure unit
- Plexi / Lexan
- Large Plate Cutter
- Variety of rollers & brayers
- Ink knives & various hand tools
- Newsprint
& Silkscreen:
Since our expansion in 2024 – we now have a dedicated space to the art of silkscreen – so it’s everything you could need, all in one big room.
- 2 exposure units: the largest can fit 30″ x 40″ screens
- 2 washout booths with power washers & backlights
- Includes chemistry for reclaiming screens
- 6 hinge-clamp tables
- each includes mylar for registration
- Screens available for rent ($35/month) in various sizes & mesh counts
- Screen storage rack for members screens
- Scanner (8.5″ x 11″)
- Standard & Large Format Epson printers for high-quality printing transparencies on site
- 11′ Fabric Table for printing textiles & yardage
- Our Fabric Table can be rented for specific projects – See “Print Services” below
- A large Darkroom for coating screens which includes;
- Secured screen coating table
- Screen drying box
- Scoop coaters
- Photoemulsion (Murakami SP-1400 Diazo Emulsion)
- Squeegees
- Speedball screenprinting ink (for proofing)
- Supplies for cleaning screens & tools
- We use a flocculation system created by Zea Mays Printmaking (Florence, MA) – where we collect & process screenprint wastewater to prevent acrylic particles from entering our drains.
- Several paper drying racks
- Lightboxes
- Special Inks & Equipment for Silkscreening onto Glass
- This is a new technique to the studio! Learn to silkscreen onto glass – which then gets fired so your imagery is fused onto the glass.
& Photogravure (The Tech Lab):
Under the guidance of Jon Cone of Cone Editions, and the endless dedication from Studio Member & Photogravure Instructor Ralph Robinson we have taken Direct-To-Plate Photopolymer Photogravure Plate making & printing to the next level.
- 10″ x 15″ Green Mountain Plates available for sale
- The studio offers a Ready-to-Print-Plate service where you can have plates printed, exposed, washed-out, and trimmed so you receive them ready-to-go!
- Specialized Epson Printer with Piezography inks installed for high quality Direct-To-Plate Printing
- Dedicated Exposure Unit which can fit up to 2 GMP plates
- Developing Tray & Sink
- Designated hair-dryers & thermometers for precise developing
- Tools for trimming & filing plates
- Akua wiping cloth
- High-grade tissue papers for wiping
- Photogravure Printing Kit available for rent which includes all the necessary materials needed to print plates
- Tissue paper & wiping cloth
- Special “House Black Mix” ink – which can be tinted warm or cool
- We also offer Photogravure Plate printing services (See “Printing Services” Below).
& Papermaking
We have been developing our Papermaking Studio by collaborating with Papermaker Akemi Martin who has taught and worked in Papermaking at Pace Paper, Cooper Union, and Boston University. We have built the studio to become a fully functioning teaching & working space, with a specialized Papermaking Membership in the works for local papermakers needing a studio.
- Moulds & deckles with deckle boxes
- Can create 11″ x 14″ sheets
- Pellons
- Felts
- Small & large Vats & Vat rests
- Water Filtering System for Pulpy Water
- Paper press with a 8 ton capacity
- Handtools
- Tweezers
- Spoons
- Squeeze bottles
- Brushes
- Spray bottles
- Sponges
- Buckets upon buckets of all sizes
- Specialized sink dedicated to the space with cold & warm hoses
- Pulps available by order
- Paper Drying Closet
- Includes a Restrained Drying System for drying paper evenly & flat without mildew or mold
& RISO
We are so excited to have a dedicated RISO Room that has been organized by Rohan McDonald who teaches many of our RISO classes. This space has all you need to make your very own publications.
- Single Drum Risograph machine (RZ990) with built in scanner and dedicated computer
- Ink Drums
- Fluorescent Pink
- Sunflower
- Blue
- Kelly Green
- Black
- (& more coming soon!)
- Masters
- Papers from French Paper & Paper Source available for purchase in studio
- 11″ x 17″ in 70lb, 80lb, & 100lb
- 8.5″ x 11″ in 70lb, 80lb, & 100lb
- Light Box for designing
- Handtools
- Rulers
- Sharps
- Cutting Matts
- RISO Membership & Ability to purchase hours to use the facility
& Book Arts
The Book Arts Workroom at Shepherd & Maudsleigh Studio is a space where artists & printmakers can explore the book form within their practice, as well as a space for professional bookbinders to come and work in a community setting. The Book Arts Workroom is excited to support artists & printmakers who are interested in the ways that the book structure and related structures lend themselves to sculptural and tactile experiences.
- Several large work tables
- 40” blade board shear
- 2 guillotines
- Kwik Print stamping machine
- Lying press with plough
- 6 nipping presses
- sundry hand tools.
- members have the option to rent personal benches with access to communal space and equipment.
- Basic hand tools necessary for both Book Artists and traditional Bookbinders.
& Cyanotype
Rain or shine – we have the power of the sun at Shepherd & Maudsleigh which means you can work on your cyanotype practice regardless of the weather!
- Indoor UV light exposure system
- Large light-safe drying box for drying paper
- Plexi & Clips
- Access to outdoor Loading Dock
- Hose Hook-Up
- Gets lots of sun – great for larger scale projects
- Steel topped tables
- 2 Sinks for washout
- Towels
- Drying racks
- Phototrays of various sizes
- Epson printer for small & large transparencies
- Brushes, additional tools
Print Services
- Private Printmaking instruction for beginners (or for those who need a refresher) is available at $60/hr.
- We offer proofing and editioning for personal projects. Pricing is based on project parameters.
- Our 11′ Fabric table is available to rent for large fabric printing or yardage projects. The Fabric table can be rented for $125 a day.
- Our Classroom is available to rent for projects or editioning purposes for $250/day.
Please email shepherdmaudsleigh@gmail.com for availability and to submit project proposals.