The Studio Print Shop

The Studio Print Shop is a membership organization for experienced printmakers to share studio space and community. It is located at Studio Santa Rosa, on an old Navy Air base in Sonoma County, California, which has offered affordable space to artists for over 20 years. The Studio Print Shop started in 2002, and is run by Caren Catterall. She has a BFA from California College of Arts and Crafts and works as the printmaking lab technician at Santa Rosa Junior College.

Our facilities offer about 1300 square feet of space, with many windows and skylights. We have three presses; a Sturges CP5 star wheel etching press with a 28 x 48 " bed, an Ettan etching press with a 20 x 36" bed for half sheet prints, and a wood block press with a dropped bed for printing type high. We have nitric acid for etching zinc, and ferric chloride for etching copper in vertical tanks.

Other equipment includes an aquatint box, large glass topped inking tables, two hot plates, soaking sink, drying racks, a 16" two handed roller and many small brayers, matt cutter, ample work tables and flat storage for 22 x 30 paper.

Membership is open to those who can demonstrate adequate knowledge of studio techniques and safety, and can work in an unsupervised method. We have an annual Open Studio in November and other show and sale opportunities on occasion. We purchase paper as a group, saving on quantity and shipping discounts.

Membership fees are:
$75 year membership
$50 one time deposit
$100 month for full time access, OR
$200/ 6 times/ 3 months

The Studio Print Shop provides black ink, ink modifiers, solvents and acids. The artist provides their own color inks, paper, plates and tarlatan (some of these materials are available for sale).

For membership please contact Caren Catterall by e-mail. Visits by appointment only.