Tacoma's Spaceworks nets $100K grant from Chase Foundation

"Tacoma’s Spaceworks program has received a $100,000 grant from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, for use toward its Creative Business Strategic Growth Plan."

We (The Arts & Crafts Press) are a proud alumnus of this Creative Enterprise program and are excited to continue to learn and work with the Spaceworks expert business advisory team for their upcoming Tier II program this spring. 

Thank you, Tacoma & Thank you, Spaceworks, for welcoming us and continuing to work with us! 

To read more about this feat, please click here. And to find out about Spaceworks, click here. 

Thank you, to all of you who came to my block printing workshop this Sunday at Craft in America Center in Beverly Hills, CA. With considerable talent and power of concentration in our group, everyone got to transfer their designs to the linoleum block, carve out the printing block, and print, within 3 hours!

Handcraft work is not only artistically rewarding, but it does something positive to our mind and body. One participant came late to the workshop, because of the torrential downpour and accidents on the freeways, telling me how exhausted and stressed she was. But as she progressed with her work, and especially when she began carving the intricate designs, her tensions seemed to melt away. I gave her a magna visor to try out, to carve out the most fine details of bird legs. Once she she put that on, it seemed she found her own pace, her own world. She worked intently for the rest of the workshop and created a beautiful blockprint. 

Many special thanks to Sebastian, Emily, and everyone at the Center and especially Carol Sauvion, the proprietor of Freehand Gallery, potter, and the visionary producer of the documentary series "Craft in America". You all inspire us to do better work!

Thank you, to all of you who came to my block printing workshop this Sunday at Craft in America Center in Beverly Hills, CA. With considerable talent and power of concentration in our group, everyone got to transfer their designs to the linoleum block, carve out the printing block, and print, within 3 hours!

Handcraft work is not only artistically rewarding, but it does something positive to our mind and body. One participant came late to the workshop, because of the torrential downpour and accidents on the freeways, telling me how exhausted and stressed she was. But as she progressed with her work, and especially when she began carving the intricate designs, her tensions seemed to melt away. I gave her a magna visor to try out, to carve out the most fine details of bird legs. Once she she put that on, it seemed she found her own pace, her own world. She worked intently for the rest of the workshop and created a beautiful blockprint. 

Many special thanks to Sebastian, Emily, and everyone at the Center and especially Carol Sauvion, the proprietor of Free Hand, potter, and the visionary producer of the documentary series "Craft in America". You all inspire us to do better work!

Want to come see us at the 29th Annual Arts & Crafts Conference for free?

Email us at info@artsandcraftspress.com with your name and number of people and we'll send them your way!

Want to learn to make your own block-printed Valentine's Day card? Then you can sign up for an introductory linoleum block printing workshop that Yoshiko Yamamoto will be teaching.

WHEN: January 31st (Sun) from 12 noon till 3 pm.
WHERE: Craft in America Center
              8415 W. Third Street, Los Angeles, 90048

To sign up, please contact info@craftinamerica.org or call (323) 951-0610.  
Space is limited, so sign up early!
More Information? Click here. 

Happy January!

The beginning of the year brings us much hope and anticipation!

This month we're excited to launch this newly redesigned website. Our web address is the same as our old one, but the new site itself is more user-friendly, visually pleasing, and responsive to various applications. Kudos to our wonderfully talented studio staff, Taylor, who managed this make-over! 

So please visit our site and enjoy browsing our website. 

And free free to give us your feedback!! We always appreciate ALL your comments -- both positive and negative ones as we learn a lot from you.