Port Townsend, WA

Corvidae Press rents studio space in Bldg 205 at Fort Worden State Park, from Centrum, Washington's Center for the Arts and Creative Education. The print room holds the three etching presses shown at right, several inking stations, shared brayers & palette knives, storage boxes for individual guild members, and miscellaneous supplies. The largest press is the 30" American French Tool, in the middle is a 23" Whelan Press, and our small press is a 18" Ettan. There is also a "clean" room with a large photographic style sink, flat files, paper prep tables, etc. and a small developing room with two vacuum exposure units.

Guild members have 24 hour access to facility, so print making is always available accept during scheduled workshops or special events.

Printmakers supply their own inks and paper. Every member is issued a bin for storing their supplies and a share in a flat file drawer for paper storage.

Members meet at the print shop to socialize, share new work, printmaking ideas & techniques, and sometimes snacks monthly for Shop Talk.