Facilities

Pickwick has equipment available for a variety
of Traditional & Contemporary print Techniques:

Screen Printing, Intaglio, Relief, Letterpress Printing,
Risograph & Monotype Printmaking

Access Notes: Pickwick is located on the second floor of the building. The building is not equipped with an elevator, and climbing one-two flights of stairs is necessary to access the space. We are not open to the public, except for specific events. If you need assistance accessing the studio, please let us know.

 
 

Screen Printing

  • UV exposure vacuum unit 26x36"

  • Large light table

  • Large wash out sink

  • Squeegees & scoop coaters

  • Printing tables & single screen t-shirt press

Intaglio, Etching & Relief

Presses: 

  • El Camino: a Richeson Medium Press. Bed Size: 19x36"
    Great for Intaglio, Relief, Monotype, Plate Lithography, Collagraph and more

  • Goldie Hawn: a souped up Italian Deluxe Pro 3670. Bed size: 28x60"
    Great for Intaglio, Relief, Monotype, Plate Lithography, Collagraph and more

Other Equipment: 

  • Multiple brayers & ink knives

  • Large paper (36x48") soaking sink

  • Heated wiping station

  • Ferric chloride acid tanks for copper plates

  • Rosin box

relief & letterpress

Presses: 

  • Vandercook 4, 14x18" bed, 15x20” Maximum sheet size

  • Chandler & Price Platen Press, 8x12" chase

  • Sign Press, 10x14 bed

  • Kelsey Tabletop Press, Model U, 5x8” chase

Other Equipment: 

  • Six banks of wood and metal type, cuts, and all other materials for letterpress

  • Photopolymer plate exposure unit for hand processing Photopolymer plates

  • Boxcar bases for both the Vandercook and the C&P

Risography

  • Large Marge: our beloved MZ790 , a 2 drum wonder, that can print maximum paper size 11x17” Maximum image size 10.75x16.75”

  • Color Drums: Black, Orchid, Mint, Yellow, Flo Pink, Blue, Hunter Green, Bisque

  • El Papí: our curmudgeon of a GR3770 The maximum paper size 11x17” and maximum image size 10x16.75”

  • Color Drums: Black, Light Grey, Purple, Orchid, Burgundy, Flat Gold, Orange, Red, Green, Brown, Federal Blue, Emerald

finishing

  • Drying racks

  • Ream guillotine, Max Paper Size 19in.

  • Medium one sheet paper cutter, 24in.

  • Nipping press

  • Spiral binder

  • Paper drill

  • Perforator, treadle operated

  • Corner rounder

  • Industrial staplers

miscellany

  • Computer with Adobe Creative Cloud

  • Scanner & large format ink jet printer 13x19

  • Small hand tools

  • Fridge & kitchen supplies

  • Lots and lots of random supplies!