9. Biennale Buchkunst Weimar

Save the date! 9. Biennale Buchkunst Weimar will be held from 6-8 December 2024 in Seminargebäude in Congresscentrum Neue Weimarhalle in Weimar Good old Shakespeare will be in wraps again (because it is winter), but all the lovely books and prints will be on show! And The Fork and Broom Press will have its new art work on the table. …

25 Years of Printmaking

I have been working in my own printmaking studio for 25 years now, and this is a pretty good reason to celebrate. You are cordially invited to timetravel with me, to join in on the journey from the very first days in my studio to the here and now. There‘ll be stories of type hunting, experiences with learning by doing …

Gallery-in-Barn : this October

The season of events in the barn draws to an end. The historic press will need to get ready for hibernation. Dates and times for the „End-of-Season-Gallery in Barn“are set: The „Gallery in Barn“ will be open this autumn as follows Saturday 21 October 1pm to 6pm Sunday 22 October 11 am to 5pm Visitors can expect two new volumes …

Gallery-in-Barn 21 + 22 October 2023

The gallery is back in the barn for presenting the brand new volumes in the series „Giving Diversity a Home!“ hot off the press. This event marks the end of the barn-season, so to speak, with the printing press located in the barn going into hibernation mode soon after. There might be even more to find than the new books, …

The Press Releases for “Gallery-in-Barn” 1+2 July

The new series of work “Giving Diversity a Home”: Fork-and-Broom-PR-Vielfalt The new series of vintage labels printed letterpress on gummed paper: Fork-and-Broom-PR-Etiketten The brandnew artist’s book about reciprocity “Quod tibi hoc alteri”: Fork-and-Broom-PR-Quod-tibi The special theme: lino etching Fork-and-Broom-PR-linolaetzung The event in general: Gallery in Barn on 1 + 2 July Fork-and-Broom-PR-Galerie-auf-Zeit Please note: All press releases are in German

Gallery-in-Barn 1 + 2 July

As part of Culture Weeks 2023 on LandArt-Rout 5 the gallery will be open on 1 and 2 July in the bespsoke old barn at the studio. Also: visitors will be given the opportunity to pull their own print on the old 1952-printing press. A number of new work is being presented: The labels for homemade delicacies: I still have …

Start-of-the-Season at Eilhausen King’s Mill

After hibernation the windmill will be open to the public for the first time in 2023 on 23 April. There will be guided tours around the mill and the surrounding historic buildings with live-music and an arts&crafts exhibition. Meals and beverages will be available. The Fork and Broom Press will be there with an interesting selection of works. Save the …

LandArt-Culture Weeks 2023: along LandArt-Route 5

„Culture Weeks“ are returning to LandArt-Route 5 for the second time after in 2019 having coincided with my studio‘s 20th anniversary when we had readings in our lovely old barn. This year the event will be from 1 to 16 July giving artists and arts&crafts workshops opportunity to showcase their works, offer workshops or house events like poetry slams, readings …

Wayzgoose 25-28 August

Wayzgoose with pop-up gallery in the old barnThursday 25 to Saturday 27 August open 3pm to 7pmSunday 28 August open 11am to 4pm There will be the Fork-and-Broom-Mill-Print-Challenge open to all on all four days during opening hours. Find more about this in the respective post in the category “Printmaker’s Day”

BuchDruckKunst 2022

The „BuchDruckKunst“ fair runs from 1 to 3 April this year. As always during fair times the museum‘s dedicated volunteers show how work is done on the old printing presses and visitors will be able to see how lithography, intaglio and letterpress techniques work. Type casting and paper making are on show, too. Some 60 exhibitors on two floors of …