Spring 2023
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We’re starting to experiment with papermaking over here. Keep an eye out for more papermaking possibilities in the near future!
Lots to look forward to for Members:
We have been having a fabulous time with you all so far in 2023. We see our members and their work all over the place (we especially loved seeing you at Tropic Bound in February!) and we have really enjoyed having you all in workshops, Open Studio Sessions, and here during our business hours for studio rentals. You’ve been making some really cool work and it’s been our pleasure to be a part of it.
IS Projects and Nocturnal Press have been rocking some huge projects in this first quarter but have a slightly more relaxed program for Q2 so now is a great time to reach out about assisted studio time, custom workshops, print or artists’ book development programs, or events. Whatever it is you’re looking to make, we’re here to help!
Coming up fast: Portfolio Exchange deadline
Many of you have signed up to participate in the first-annual IS Projects portfolio exchange, Under the Sun, and we can’t wait to see what you all submit! If you signed up to participate by the February 28th deadline, you’re in! We sent an email with participation details on March 15th — if you signed up through our website and haven’t seen that email, check your spam folder for an email with the subject line: “Welcome to IS Projects' first print portfolio exchange!” from isprojectsfl@gmail.com. If you can’t find it and think we may have missed you, please send Brooke an email to get that straightened out!
Participating artists must deliver their edition of 45 works to IS Projects by 7PM on Friday, June 16th, 2023. Failure to deliver on time will result in your being cut from the exchange.
June 16th may seem far away, but it’s barely more than 2 months from now! If you have questions or wish to book studio time (Assisted or Unassisted), please email Brooke at brooke@isprojectsfl.com. Fun fact: all of the ISP/NP staff (Ingrid, Brooke and Amber) are participating as well!
If you can’t wait to get started, come to Open Studio Sessions! We will be posting them to the Classes page on our website as we schedule them. We’ve got two coming up this Sunday, and plenty more on their way! Each session is 4 hours long and only costs $40. Remember, you must be comfortable working independently to come to Open Studios.
Golden Ticket: $250 for unlimited studio hours?!
We have just dropped a wild new way to pay for your studio time. You can buy a Members Only Studio Pass for April, May, or June for only $250 for each month. If you buy a pass for April, you have free Unassisted Studio Rental hours AND free access to any Open Studio Sessions for the entire month! There is no hours maximum for the pass, but the Studio Rental hours must fall within our business hours (T-F 11am-7pm) and you do still have to schedule your studio time with us to ensure the equipment you need is ready and waiting for you when you arrive. These passes also come with a discount on Assisted Studio Time for the month you buy the pass in — you’ll only be paying $45 an hour with your Studio Pass to learn whatever you want to learn!
We have only released four passes each in April, May, and June. We’ve never done this before and may not do it again. If you like the sound of this, sign up ASAP! You may not get another chance.
Featured Workshops:
We decided to feature a small selection of our upcoming workshops for early release, and our Studio Members are the first to hear about it. All Members can use the code STUDIOMEMBER to get a 10% discount on any of our upcoming workshops — don’t forget!
This weekend, we jump right in to our newest batch of workshops with a Print Club day — Sammi McLean will be leading a demo on image transfer techniques from 10AM-12PM, and hosting a special Open Studio session immediately after from 12PM-4PM. Please remember that Print Club members get 50% off of Print Club days with their special Print Club exclusive code!
Member Nights: Come hang!
We’ve reworked two of our free quarterly member events to encourage a broader assortment of folks to come on through. Our quarterly Shop Talk and Group Critique have been transformed into Member Nights. Here’s what you can expect at our Member Nights:
Each Member Night will last from 6PM to 9PM, and will have snacks and drinks for you to enjoy!
You can come at any time and are welcome to leave when you wish, it’s an unstructured event.
You are invited to come in and work on anything you like during the Member Night events — all equipment is first-come, first-served. (Yes, that means FREE studio access!)
The Member Night on April 28th will be hosted by Ingrid Schindall, and she will be there to handle all the Shop Talk topics — bring some work to discuss if you have technical questions about book, paper, and print! All are welcome to hang and chat with Ingrid to pick her brain about registration techniques, ink consistency, and more!
Similarly, Brooke Frank will be hosting the Member Night on June 23rd. Brooke will be hanging out to talk to folks about the content of their work. If you’ve been looking for a thoughtful conversation about your ideas, this is a great place to start. If enough folks are interested, we can have an informal Group Critique.
Please RSVP by emailing Brooke Frank at brooke@isprojectsfl.com. You are welcome to drop in, but the event will be cancelled without an announcement if we have zero RSVPs.
Sammi McLean, Amber Frank, and Brooke Frank (no relation) talking about Sammi’s incredible collagraphs during Shop Talk. You can come to the next Shop Talk AND you can take Sammi’s Collagraph Workshop next quarter, details about both can be found in this email.
We hope to see you around soon!
As always, please reach out to Brooke if there’s anything you need. We want to see you here at the studio! Let us know what’s up with you, what you want to make, what you want to learn — whatever! Our inbox is always open!
Warmly,