Thursday, October 20, 2011

A day in the life...

A lot goes on here at Pyramid, but today we have a peek into a day at the studio from our intern's point of view. Enjoy these photos from Tuesday!

Etching tools all lined up!

Jake taking us through an etching process.

Hanging out in the print shop

Litho sponges drying in the sun ;)

Tarlatan all ready for wiping our plates

Making a huge sheet of paper takes many hands!

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

2012 Letterpress Calendar - Almost ready!


The 2012 Pyramid Atlantic Calendar is almost ready.... We've got 9 of the 14 pages fully completed and 3 more half-way done. The completed calendars will be assumed and available for sale at the end of next week!

Check out preview photos over at the Pyramid Letterpress blog!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Friday, October 14, 2011

Introducing Myself


Hi, My name is Amanda Lay. I have been volunteering at Pyramid Atlantic now since July. I help to get the word out about classes and special events on blogs and forums.



When I am not at Pyramid, I love going to concerts, seeing movies, bargain hunting at thrift stores and going to Washington Redskins games!


I have been at Pyramid almost a month now. I love it here. I have learned so much and met so many terrific people at Pyramid who are always interested in what I am working on and also sharing with me what they are working on that day. Pyramid is a great place to be!

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Be a Pyramid Atlantic Studio Intern!

Winter is just around the corner, and with it will come a 
new group of studio interns here at Pyramid Atlantic!
Our fall interns are having such a wonderful time here, 
we thought we would ask them about what a new intern could expect. Katelyn, Amanda, and Aly say:

"You might be a Pyramid Atlantic Studio Intern if..."

- You love prints, paper, ink, books, and the like...
- Learning new printmaking techniques makes you giddy.
- Helping run events such as our annual Upscale Yard Sale is your cup of tea.
- You'd brave the pouring rain to join the team at our Crafty Bastards booth.
- You collect found objects in anticipation of including them in art projects.
- Handmade paper gives you the warm fuzzies.
- Making handmade paper gives you soggy socks and soaking shoes.
- You're a hot foil stamping fool in the book bindery.
- You foresee yourself swapping art-making techniques with other studio-dwellers.
- You find yourself teaching a screenprinting class to a fun group of newbies.
- Documenting and blogging about your life as an intern makes you smile!

The deadline for our Winter Studio Internship is November 11th.
Learn more about the internship and how to apply here!

Katelyn in the paper studio
Aly with a mould and deckel
Amanda pressing a post of handmade paper

After-hours intern hangout at Jackie's Sidebar

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Shop Guilt Free This Weekend


Event: Upscale Yard Sale
Date: Saturday, Oct 15 AND Sunday Oct 16
Time: 9 am - 4 pm
Place: Pyramid Atlantic Parking Lot

Antiques, Furniture, Collectibles, Clothing, Jewelry, Pottery, Silver, and so much more! Click for a sneak peek of items.

Our members & friends have cleaned out their homes for you! You will not believe your eyes when you see all we have in store for you! All of the money raised supports our arts & education programs, so you can shop guilt free!

If you want to come shop and don't have a car, no worries, our friends at Zipcar will give you a ride home with your loot if you live 1 to 2 miles from Pyramid.

FREE GIFTS TO THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE TO SHOP

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Pyramid Atlantic Visiting Artist Lecture


Featuring Screenprinter, Maggie Gourlay! 

























Using her ongoing screenprinting projects as a case study, Maggie will discuss the challenges, and rewards, of screenprinting on panels, adjusting to new studio environments, and some technical and aesthetic problem-solving strategies.

Join us OCTOBER 22nd downstairs in the screenprinting area, 6 to 7pm
















Visit her site at www.maggiegourlay.com