a fine art printmaking facility & gallery

Facility

 

 
  Open Press is equipped with everything the artist needs to create original fine art prints.

For over 15 years, owner Mark Lunning has worked with hundreds of artists from across the country.  The 2,000 sq. ft. facility allows complete flexibility to produce original prints in various media, working on their own or with a master printer.
 
Open Press is equipped with:   equipment photos  services and fees

Acid room

2 48x96 glass surface inking tables
A 30x50 glass surface inking table

40x60 paper sink

Two UV exposure units with timer

Two 40x52 drying racks
One 32x40 drying rack

Light table

Xerox

Work tables

Benches

Paper files

Print files

 

 


A variety of rollers from large to small

Extensive inventory of inks, tools, plates &
     films

Special services to suit individual client needs:

Printing assistance from Master Printer Mark
     A. Lunning

Workshops

Edition production

Framing
Book & portfolio binding
Silk Screen & Solar Plate preparation
Special order: inks, paper, plates, screens
     & tools


Other services:
Assistance with special projects is available by request. Open Press is dedicated to helping artists create fine art prints; Open Press exists to help the artist realize their unique vision by any means possible.

Open Press regularly pulls editions for artists.  Fees are negotiable.
 

   


Techniques and printing processes supported by Open Press include:
Intaglio Etching, dry point, acid etch, aquatint, mezzotint, engraving, collagraph, solarplate
Relief Printing Woodcut & Linoleum Cut
Lithography Planographic
Monoprint Artist chooses to print the image differently each time rather than produce an edition of identical prints.
Monotype Ink transferred to paper with no matrix involved
Silkscreen & Serigraphy

 

Stencil process-various types
 

Sharon Strasburg


Ken Elliott       monotype


Mary Mackey

 

Open Press Ltd. Studio
40 W. Bayaud Avenue
Denver, CO 80223   map
303-778-1116
Noon-5pm, Fri- Sat
and by appointment