Printmaking has been part of my life for many years. I work doing prints myself and work helping artists realize there own printmaking projects. The printmaking images presented here are from various amazing artists that I had the pleasure of working with and artworks from friend, Alex, myself and highlights of Watermark Printmaking Workshop and Grand Central Press.
Our history!!!
For ten years master printer James Lorigan ran the business of Watermark Printmaking Workshop out of the shop located at Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana. He actually had the shop for twenty years prior to this…Lorigan, Matthew William Miller printed for many artists over the years which include; Sandow Birk, Anaida Hernandez, Mark Ryden, SHAG, Peter Zokolsky, Manuel Pardo, Bill Burns, Jeffrey Vallance, William T. Wiley, Mary Hull Webster, Laurie Lipton, Alex and Allyson Grey, Peter Zokosky and many others. Many of the printmaking projects were in collaboration with GCAC’s artist in residency program and the Grand Central Art Forum. Andrea worked mainly as the press coordinator and did some print work but most of the heavy printing effort was taken care of by master printers James and Matthew.
The partnership of Watermark Printmaking Workshop moved on in 2008 when owners Matthew William Miller and Andrea Harris took over. For eight years prior to this Matthew was working as James Lorigan’s printmaking assistant and Andrea Harris was the director of the Grand Central Art Center and coordinated printmaking projects for the Grand Central Press.
Many things have changed over the years.
Today Watermark is no longer at GCAC and we are once and for all closed for business. James Lorigan is still making prints privately in his studio, Matt has moved on to being a professional photographer and Andrea is still in the shop printing for herself these days at Logan Creative in Santa Ana. Andrea has continued to do outreach workshop for student on printmaking and illustration.
Please enjoy the images and also if you are ever interested in purchasing any prints produced by GC Press you can contact the CSUF Begovich Gallery at mmcgee@fullerton.edu. If you are interested in prints produced by Watermark after 2008 please contact me, andreaharris1@mac.com
James Lorigan etching
One of my favorite etching
Hand colored by Master Printer James Lorigan
by James Lorigan
Mark Ryden
Lincoln’s Hands
2007, Grand Central Art Forum
Tri-color etching, edition of 60
Image size 10 x 12 inches
Paper size 15 x 18 1/2 inches
SHAG
BBQ
2004, Grand Central Press
Etching, edition of 60
Image size 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches
Paper size 14 1/2 x 18 inches
Peter Zokosky
Serpent
2002, Grand Central Art Forum
Etching, chine-collé, edition of 25
Image size 7 x 6 1/2 inches
Paper size 16 x 15 inches
Peter Zokosky
Three Graces
2002, Grand Central Art Forum
Etching, edition of 60
Image size 8 x 9 1/2 inches
Paper size 18 1/2 x 22 inches
Alex Harris – Ameoba
Alex Harris – Duck in multi color
Pineapple
Rat by Amy Caterina
The Bombardment of the Getty Center
2002, Grand Central Press
Copperplate Etching, edition of 50
Image size 14 1/2 x 35 inches
Paper size 21 x 42 inches
Abandonment of the Modern (San Francisco Museum of Art)
2002, Grand Central Press
Copperplate Etching, edition of 50
Image size 14 1/2 x 35 inches
Paper size 21 x 42 inches
Anaida Hernandez and Tim Tanis working at Watermark.
Most of the prints you find on this page were printed by Jimbo!
Watermark the Original and James Studio
Matthew William Miller working on GCAC etching
Working with Alex Grey on Light Worker
Allyson and Alex Grey at work on etchings
Alex Grey
Lightworker
2010, Grand Central Press
Etching, edition of 60
Image size 11 x 8 1/2 inches
Paper size 16 x 12 inches
Alex Grey at work on light worker etching
Watermark
Design by Savio Alphonso
Matthew’s etching of GCAC for Anniversary
Last exhibit at Watermark was with Joe Ongie!
Last exhibit at Watermark was with Joe Ongie!
SHAG
Scooter People
2011, Grand Central Forum
Etching, edition of 60
Image size 8 x 10 1/2 inches
Paper size 14 x 16 inches
Alex Grey – Thirst, 2011
Limited edition etching
Available through andreaharris1@mac.com
Richard Turner Exhibit at Watermark
Proofing with Laurie Lipton
Laurie Lipton at Watermark
Laurie Lipton
Matthew, Laurie and Me
Queen of Bones by Laurie Lipton
Laurie Lipton
Death and the Maiden
Limited edition etching
Laurie Lipton
Empress of Death
Limited edition etching
Laurie Lipton
La Catarina
2010, Grand Central Press
Etching, edition of 60
Image size 9 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
Paper size 14 1/2 x 20 inches
Laurie Lipton
Los Paragueros
2010, Grand Central Press
Etching, edition of 60
Image size 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches
Paper size 26 x 20 inches
Matthew Printing
Andrea printing with guests at First Saturday
William T. Wiley
So Why Are We Doing Such Dreadful Things In & To The World And It’s People?
2003, Grand Central Press
Linocut, hand colored (colors vary), edition of 20
Image size 9 x 12 inches
Paper size 15 x 18 1/2 inches
Anaida Hernandez
Untitled
2000, Grand Central Press
Etching, shaped plates, edition of 30
Image size 22 x 30 inches
Paper size 22 x 30 inches
Craig Stecyk III
Reddogg
2006, Grand Central Press
Etching, edition of 60
Image size 5 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches
Paper size 14 x 30 inches
Tony Delap
Andrea messing around
New office at ALHM
ALHM PRESS/Logan Creative
