βIt might be a little bumpy at times, but... family will always be family.
this delightful Kansas City print shop owned & operated by two spunky sisters
Sisters, Michelle and Angie, grew up military brats and were lucky enough to experience life in [West] Germany, South Korea, and finally good ole Southern USA. Their folks raised them on Star Trek [dad], scary movies [mom], board games, working with your hands "attempting" to fix stuff [dad], and the best Korean food around [mom].
michelle
Michelle's love of relief printing and the letterpress process began at the Kansas City Art Institute and was fostered during her 5 year stint at Hammerpress, another KC printshop. She is particularly passionate about creating hand-carved linocut illustrations.
Additionally, she has taught art workshops to a variety of ages at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art for over 8 years. She enjoys teaching and is excited to offer more workshops at the studio for folks looking to have a hands-on printmaking experience.
Michelle enjoys science-fiction immensely, but is wary of the day the aliens actually invade.
angie
Angie, with a background in business, is the designated "left-brain" of the studio. With her disturbing love of organizational tools like spreadsheets, lists, & charts, it's a good fit. She has been a supporting force over the years, but upon joining the team full-time back in 2011, she has really whipped this place into shape.
Beyond her paper-pushing duties, Angie also stretches her creative muscles with their collaborative design work on numerous projects.
Although skeptical of nefariousness of aliens, Angie is also a lover of science fiction as well as some good ole nerdy fantasy.
the print shop
BOWIE : VANDERCOOK SP-15
LENNOX : VANDERCOOK SP-15
BOSS : VANDERCOOK SP-20
LAUPER : CHANDLER & PRICE PLATEN PRESS
CASH : CHANDLER & PRICE PLATEN PRESS