At Cricket Press, we create all our images from scratch; translating our ideas and illustrations through the technique of screen-printing and graphic design. Each piece is designed and printed by us, by hand in signed and numbered limited editions.
When we’re not ruining our clothes slinging ink on paper, we also spend time on design and illustration projects!
We like to spend quality time on things, and use older, some say "outdated"
techniques to produce our art. Our work starts out with pencils, ink and paper... then
ends up being printed using good 'ol elbow grease and sweat.
Not sure what we are talking about? Next
time you come across something that has been screenprinted
or printed using a letterpress, hold that next to something
that has been offset printed or photocopied. Run your fingers
across them, hold them up to the light, feel the weight
of them. We think you'll soon come to understand what we're talking about.
Our designs are hand-rendered, hand-crafted,
straight from our little imaginations, down to our hands,
and right onto the page. Of course, it might take a little
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Getting
Started :
-Contact us-
Email us at: cricketpress@gmail.com and explain what you may (or may not) have in mind. We will
reply promptly with any suggestions, answers and ideas...or
arrange a time/place where we can meet in person to discuss
your job further.
Unsure of what you want? No problem! We take pride in our craft
and will answer any questions you may have, while sharing our
own ideas and techniques. Almost anything is possible. We will
work with you, giving you the personal attention that your job
requires because we wouldn’t ask less for ourselves.
-Job Estimate-
Once your project is discussed we will email you a job estimate.
This will contain a rough cost quote based around the specifics
of your job. Through out the project any and all changes to
the estimate are shared and approved by the client before moving
forward.
-Contract-
You will also receive a Job
Description and Contract that clearly defines your
project and the date the project is due.
-Deposit-
To begin work, we only require a small deposit to reserve your
project on our work queue.
-Art-
Proofs are made available via email and we will provide reliable
communications until you are totally pleased with the art. Only
after approval does your project go to print. Everything is
printed by hand, by us, here in our studio. Cricket Press is
only two people...so every job is given intimate attention.
We average a 4 week turn-around, from first concepts...to print,
on most projects.
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What
you pay for…
-Originality
-Creativity
-Communication
-Craftsmanship
-Personal Attention
-Hands-on Design & Printing
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| Creating a multi-color screen print: Every color in our print process requires its own separate screen. To do this, we must first break down our images into color separations, each of which are then output onto a film and exposed onto screens coated with a light-sensitive emulsion. The exposed image washes out, creating a stencil that allows ink to be pushed through the screen’s mesh with a squeegee. In the 3 color print shown above, after the first color is printed and the ink has dried, we can then print the second, then the third final color. |
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