Printmakingblog: October 2008

About Me

Location: Villa Park, Illinois, United States

I have worked for Graphic Chemical & Ink Company since 1968 - with a brief hiatus(almost 4 years) to travel the World courtesy of my uncle. Sadly it turns out it was my Uncle Sam, and I wasn't too thrilled about the places that he chose to send me. My wife and I have run Graphic Chemical for many years, and have enjoyed the travel that comes with the position. We get to meet our customers (and the occasional vendor) from all over the World

Monday, October 20, 2008

THE LAST WORD - for now

I have received the following letter from Suellen Bock, President of Rembrandt Graphic Arts. While I appreciate the sentiment and kind words about Graphic Chemical & Ink, I am truly sorry that Rembrandt came to this end.

Dear Friends and Customers of Rembrandt Graphic Arts,

After 61 years of service to the graphic arts community Rembrandt Graphic Arts has closed its doors. We are truly proud to have been of service and deeply grateful for your support.

We would like your to draw your attention to and recommend Graphic Chemical and Ink Company www.graphicchemical.com who have be serving the graphic arts community reliably and courteously for the past 88 years. They have a superb knowledge base, reputation for the quality, variety and comprehensiveness of their inks, papers, tools, chemicals and equipment.

We wish everyone well and happy printmaking for many years to come.

Once again, many thanks for your support.
Yours truly,

Suellen Bock

LAPS 20th NATIONAL EXHIBITION

We received the following notice from the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, and have chosen to pass this along as a service to printmakers in the US and Canada

CALL FOR ENTRIES
LOS ANGELES PRINTMAKING SOCIETY 20th NATIONAL EXHIBITION

Entry deadline: February 1, 2009

Open to: USA and Canadian printmakers

Location: Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery

Dates: October 30 to December 29, 2009

Opening reception: November 1, 2009, 2-5 PM

Media: Original works in all Printmaking media
including monotypes, monoprints and
3-dimensional work. LAPS will not
consider traditional photography, offset
reproductions or reproductions of art
originally produced in another medium.

Juror: Peter Frank, Senior Curator at the Riverside
Art Museum and critic for Angelino
magazine and LA Weekly, Associate Editor at
THE magazine LA.

Fees: $30 non-refundable for three entries and $35 for
five entries in US currency (members in good
standing: $25 and $30).

Awards: The 19th National yielded over $4,000 in cash and
purchase awards. $3.000 minimum is
guaranteed.

Catalog: Will be distributed to each participating artist.
Additional copies will be available in the
gallery.

For prospectus: SAS legal sized envelope to:
LAPS 20th National Exhibition c/o Cathy Weiss
1947 Weepah Way,
L.A., CA 90046
(213) 891- 4468
email: LAPS20thNational@gmail.com
Or visit the LAPS website,