Myrtle Press printmaking facilities:

Presses

• Charles Brand etching press, 32” x 52” (large format)

• Takach press for lino, monoprint, and relief

• Griffin lithography press with scraper bars

• Rutherford lithography press

Equipment and Materials

• Lithography: Stones and materials available

• Relief printing: 8” x 10” grey lino, carving tools, and rollers

• Etching: Edinburgh etch for copper, with ferric chloride acid coming soon for zinc. Ventilated

room for acid. Other important items: asphaltum, hard ground, and soft ground available

• Screen printing: Small screens, UV exposure unit in a dark room (no vacuum table), red light in

dark room, table boards with clamps, squeegees, scoop coaters, and washout sink (high grade

dishwashing handle for washout, no pressure washer)

• Ink provided for all methods

• Stonehenge paper available for proofing

• Additional tools: tear bar, soaking baths, hot plates, drying racks, and all the essentials for each

process