December 2023 Newsletter
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Scenes from the reception for Michelle AM MILLER’S OUROBOROS SERIES ON VIEW UNTIL FEBRUARY
We’re resolved to relax
As you may have gathered, it’s been a very eventful year, and we are ready for a little rest. We’re looking forward to taking a couple of days off this holiday season. We want to make sure you have what you need, though, so read on for our holiday hours and a few ways we might be able to help you get you through 2023 and start 2024 off strong (inclusive of a sweet discount code!)
The studio will be closed on the following dates:
Monday, December 25th
Tuesday, December 26th
Friday, December 29th
Monday, January 1st
Otherwise, we will still be in the studio during our normal Tuesday-Friday 11AM-7PM business hours, with some weekend Open Studio Sessions mixed in. Whether it’s your New Years Resolution or how you chill out and escape the Resolution Pressure, coming in to print is always a good plan. Make some time for it if you’ll be around.
Get a fresh start with fresh skills
Do something new! Print classes for you or someone you love (at a discount)!
There are several highly requested printmaking courses coming up in January. If you’re ready for a real deep dive into Etching, Letterpress, or Screenprinting here in Miami, there is no better time or place to get started. Come in with an open mind and studio-appropriate clothes and leave with a ton of new skills, new friends, new confidence, and some good lookin’ prints.
Of course, our courses can also be purchased as gifts. Sign up someone you love or sign up together. Giving them the gift of printmaking skills means they have something they can grow with and make more artwork with for the rest of their lives! And if you’re lucky, maybe they’ll treat you to one of the prints that they make as a thank you.
Receive 10% off all scheduled workshops with code: CANTSTOP2024
Membership
A little free ink for Members!
Studio members, make sure you clear your calendar: January 12th, 2024, we’d love to see you here for Member Night!
Member nights are a great opportunity to come in and get to know the other folks who are a part of your studio community. Member Nights are free and you have to be a studio member to attend. The snacks are always a plus, but there are two main reasons to come to Member Night:
Come for Shop Talk: Think of this January Member Night as Ingrid’s office hours. You can come in and join the conversation with her and anyone else who wants to hang while everyone geeks out about ink consistency, registration techniques, and paper preferences for different tasks. If you’ve got a victory to share or an issue you’d like some input on, this is definitely the time to come in with it.
It’s a free 3 hour open studio session! Maybe you’d rather print than talk about printing this time around. That’s fine! Studio members are invited to come to Member Nights and get right to work. Anything you know how to do safely and independently here, you are welcome to do. All equipment is first come, first served.
If you’re planning to attend, please RSVP by “purchasing” the Member Night for $0.00 through our website. And if you’re not a member and you’d like to become one? Keep reading — we’ve got some options!
Gift a Membership
You can sign yourself up for an IS Projects Studio Membership at any time — just click through to our website to review your options and sign up. But if folks are still bugging you for some ideas about what you want, we have just the link for you.
You can gift anyone with print/book/papermaking goals a studio membership, and anyone can gift one to you!
Our Basic Studio Membership includes:
2 hour Welcome Course, which includes studio orientation and a one-on-one strategy session with IS Projects staff to figure out how to best use your studio time.
10% Discount on our scheduled workshops year round
20% Discount on setting up Private Instruction sessions
Invitation to our free Member Nights
Invitation to participate in the annual members print exchange
Monthly studio insider newsletter
An end-of-the-year print
Giftable Artists’ Books
We’ve got a TON of incredible artists’ books available for sale here, many that we produced, and a good number that we represent on behalf of book artists that we love. We’ve highlighted a small selection here for you to think about, but we have books for all tastes and budgets (our most affordable books are in the $20 range.) If you’re looking for a last minute gift, be sure to check out our usual business hours at the top of this newsletter and feel free to swing by and shop. We’ve got tons of other things here in the studio that might be perfect for the job: some handmade blank journals, stationery, notebooks, hand-printed posters, handmade paper, cards, and more! Many of those items and many more artists’ books are only available for purchase by in-person visitors. Stop on by!
