This week, Miranda speaks with Jake Ingram of Jackalope Editions. They talk about his road from the New York Academy of Art to starting his own studio in Dolly Parton’s backyard, creating a printmaking banjo, breaking vegetarianism at the Tamarind Institute, and learning what a jackalope even is.

Jackalope Editions
https://www.jackalopeeditions.com/

Jackalope Editions on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jackalopeeditions/

The Contemporary Print Open Call
https://printaustin.org/open-calls/

YOUTUBE
www.youtube.com/channel/UCOMIT3guY5PjHj1M7GApouw

MERCH
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episode 229 : jake Ingram

This week, Miranda speaks with Chris Fritton. Chris is a poet, printer, and fine artist with over two decades of experience in writing, printing, and book arts. They talk about his ambitious project, The Itinerant Printer, through which he visited over 200 letterpress print shops throughout North America in ten years, covering over 150,000 miles and making over 50,000 prints. They also discuss life on the other side of the road, refinding your footing and continuing his practice in Buffalo, NY.

Chris Fritton Website
https://chrisfritton.com/

Chris Fritton Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/itinerantprinter/

The Contemporary Print Open Call
printaustin.org/open-calls/

VOTE for Reinaldo!
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YOUTUBE
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MERCH
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Instagram
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episode 230 : chris fritton

This week, Miranda speaks with Anthony Huang, a Taiwanese-American artist with a background in journalism, theater design, and professional ballroom dance. We talk about coming to art making from a prominent acting family, moving from figurative to abstract art, and how Taoism helped him through a profound loss during the pandemic.

Anthony's website
https://www.anthonyhuangtn.com/

Anthony on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/anthonyhuangtn/

VOTE for Reinaldo!
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YOUTUBE
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MERCH
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episode 232 : anthony huang

This week, Miranda speaks with Daniel Chiaccio. They discuss starting First Proof, a community-access printmaking studio in Brattleboro, VT, in March 2020; how a stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma diagnosis changed his life and artistic journey; and building the community you want to see in the world.

First Proof on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/firstproofpress/

YOUTUBE
www.youtube.com/channel/UCOMIT3guY5PjHj1M7GApouw

MERCH
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episode 233 : daniel chiaccio

This week, Miranda speaks with Lisa Bulawsky and Tom Reed from Island Press at Washington University in Saint Louis. They talk about the history of this iconic publishing institution, the ambitious projects they take on, and the importance of having the freedom to take bold artistic chances.

Cover Photo: Tom Reed working on a plate by Diane Victor

Island Press on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/islandpress

Island Press Website
https://samfoxschool.washu.edu/island-press

YOUTUBE
www.youtube.com/channel/UCOMIT3guY5PjHj1M7GApouw

MERCH
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episode 234 : island press

This week Miranda speaks with Catherine Ade and Stephanie Turnbull from The Lemonade Press an independent lithography studio in Bristol, England, offering lithographic printmaking, residencies, plate graining, and courses in lithography and monotype. They talk about building this now thriving press during the start of the pandemic, working together through changing life circumstances, and what the future holds. 

Catherine Ade and Stephanie Turnbull also wrote a book about lithography! Lithography: An Artist’s Guide and published by Crowood Press in September 2023. It’s a step-by-step guide to demystifying the mercurial process.

The Lemonade Press Website
https://thelemonadepress.co.uk/

The Lemonade Press Lithography Book
https://www.crowood.com/products/lithography-by-catherine-ade-stephanie-turnbull

The Lemonade Press on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/lemonadelitho/

YOUTUBE
www.youtube.com/channel/UCOMIT3guY5PjHj1M7GApouw

MERCH
www.teepublic.com/user/helloprintfriend

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episode 235 : lemonade press

Print Friends, this is a very special episode. Last May, Reinaldo and Miranda along with Christian Riquelme traveled to Oaxaca, Mexico to create a documentary about the history of printmaking in the region. The following is a conversation about the process of making the documentary, what it is like to tell such a complex story, our adventures trying to get face time with Shinzaburo Takeda, and what makes Oaxaca so special and a printmaking paradise known the world over. 

Fundraiser for our Puerto Rican documentary:
https://helloprintfriend.com/pr2025

View the documentary:
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Password is "mezcal"

YOUTUBE
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MERCH
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episode 236 : Oaxaca Printmaking Documentary

This week, Miranda speaks with Ann Shafer and Luther Davis to talk about the Brooklyn Fine Print Fair, which will be having its inaugural event in March of 2025. They talk about why art fairs are important, the culture of buying and selling prints, the programming the fair has to offer, and what artists can get out of attending a fair even if they’re not showing.

The Fair's Website
https://www.brooklynprintfair.org

Fundraiser for our Puerto Rican documentary:
helloprintfriend.com/pr2025

View the documentary:
vimeo.com/1012105638?share=copy
Password is "mezcal"

YOUTUBE
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MERCH
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episode 237 : the brooklyn fine print fair

This week, Miranda speaks with Fraixa Albizu Rodriguez, a talented printmaker and educator based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In this episode, they dive into her artistic practice, exploring how childhood experiences shape her work, her role in founding Ciclos Gráficos—a nonprofit dedicated to printmaking portfolios—and the rich history of printmaking in Puerto Rico.

Fraixa is also collaborating with Reinaldo and Miranda on an upcoming documentary about printmaking in Puerto Rico, which will start filming next month during the SGCI conference in San Juan. You’ll hear more about this project in their conversation, and if you’d like to support it, visit helloprintfriend.com/pr2025. We’re currently fundraising, and as a thank-you, we’re offering limited-edition prints starting at just $35.

Fraixa's website
https://www.thelastprintstudio.com/

Fraixa's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/thelastprint/

Fundraiser for our Puerto Rican documentary:
helloprintfriend.com/pr2025

View the documentary:
vimeo.com/1012105638?share=copy
Password is "mezcal"

YOUTUBE
www.youtube.com/channel/UCOMIT3guY5PjHj1M7GApouw

MERCH
www.teepublic.com/user/helloprintfriend

WEBSITE
www.helloprintfriend.com

Instagram
www.instagram.com/helloprintfriend

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SPONSORS

Legion Paper
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episode 238 : fraixa albizu rodriguez

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Lithospere is a one-man project by P∆N, that started in 2023 and lasted until 2025. The project aims to criticize and interpret artificial arts, imitating the mass layer. Hence the name of the project, which emphasizes the indispensability of humanity.
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The tracks on the album do not feature a single real instrument, they were all made in a program called Guitar Pro 8. The cover was created by ChatGPT, in 2025.

PANGÆA

Hello, Print Friend is a podcast dedicated to the celebration and amplification of contemporary printmaking and its culture. Releasing interviews every week with artists, activists, curators, and print champions, we explore what it is that brings together this passionate, yet often geographically separated community, across a press bed and around the world.
[formally known as pine|copper|lime]

New tracks tagged #litho