For some of us, our practice is a strictly solo endeavor, but for most, feedback and collaboration is an integral part of the process. Printmaking has always been one of the more social disciplines as artists are forced to negotiate press time, often working side by side in the studio and making peer feedback more readily accessible. Without the usual in-person workshops and rubbing elbows around the work table during our Open Studio nights, I wanted to check in with some of our studio members and regulars to ask, How has quarantine influenced your practice?

And I’m so glad I did. I’ve learned about hidden member talents like DIY tattooing and some really creative solutions to studio limitations. But aside from the insights, I also got to reconnect with a few of you in the process which has subsequently inspired a new endeavor in development, Virtual Print Club (more on that soon)! So with that, we welcome you to get to know five of our members, their work and humbly offer a chance to reconnect for those of you who are missing the collaborative studio environment.