Wolfe Editions is the studio of David Wolfe. David is a master
printer
specializing in relief and intaglio printing . This consists of
traditional
and contemporary letterpress, etching, photopolymer plates, woodcut,
linoleum, and wood engraving. The studio is centered around a
collaborative
process that welcomes visitors and projects that bring many different
people through our doors. Our facility is steeped in the letterpress
fine
book production tradition but much of the work these days is fine art
printmaking combining typography with image. Poster and
broadside production have become regular jobs for us.
Alternative
process photography has been a long time interest for David and part
of the
studio is set up for that. We offer a Master Printer Training Program,
bringing talented printmakers to a level of professional expertise
that can
be used to work in the printmaking field. Visitors are welcome by
appointment. The studio shop consists of 2000 square feet with seven
letterpresses and five type casting machines. With over thirty cases
of
antique wood type and 100 cases of hand type we can accommodate most
needs.
The shop is not a museum although most of the equipment is old, we use
all
the machines at various points in production. We are located in the
Bakery
Studio Building in Portland, Maine surrounded by a very active art
community. In addition to the press room we have a clean room used for
processing finished prints and classes run regularly.
