Prints on Paper Studio

Name: Prints on Paper Studio
Address: 1243 Walbridge Road, Cabot, VT, 05647, US
Telephone: +18022220150

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Prints on Paper Studio

The studio is owned and operated by Nathanael Kooperkamp and Walker Blackwell. These two artists come from different backgrounds (Photography and Printmaking).

Over the years they both helped develop some of the leading print processes in the world today

11/03/2026

Here is a bit of our interview with The Hand Magazine thanks so much to Adam Finkelston for all of his work on this feature. We felt super lucky to display and talk through some of our thoughts on printing, gravure, teaching and the “why” we do this everyday. We really loved the chance to display and talk about some of the projects we’ve been a part of. Getting to highlight the artists we want to work with just makes this whole thing super rewarding. Thanks to all of our amazing artists and to j carrier for the pictures! Thanks again Adam for taking the time to really understand our studio. A link to purchase a copy of the magazine will be in our bio. Go support the Hand and everything that they do!

11/02/2026

A few more amazing examples from Mark Katzman collection. We got to look at a few of his many books, and some beautiful archives of prints that we had never heard of. Mark was incredibly gracious and looked at a few of our BAT’s we know he doesn’t collect anything with polymer but it was awesome to have him look at our work with a discerning eye. Holding some of these sheets of paper was so wild, to see the linen fibers on the surface which of course made for slightly better gravures! Thanks again to Mark for his collection, we need to go back and just get lost in his stacks.

11/02/2026

While we were in St. Louis we got to go by Mark Katzman collection and look at the earliest examples of gravure prints. Works from the 1840’s! Mark’s collection is one of the most prolific and complete in the world. His generosity with the work was phenomenal and his wealth of knowledge was incredible. Walker and I got to nerd out so hard and see some incredibly prints. We discussed all of the aspects of the prints, from the different techniques, the tools, the limitations, the paper, the halftones, the continuous tone, the highlights and the shadows. The only thing we did not discuss that much was content. A fact pointed out to us by meghan.kirkwood as soon as we left. It was really such a treat to get to hold and interact with these prints not behind glass. Thanks again to Mark for opening your drawers, books and doors to us.

11/01/2026

Going through a few more prints from our workshop with WashU Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts a few of these were made with inking up the plate normally and then rolling over the back with a flat color. This was the easiest way we have ever made a multi color duotone print. And we’ve done quite a few gravure prints. Thanks for all of the staff and students for being so wonderful. And thanks to Island Press for opening up their print shop and flat files! Being able to touch some of the Printing Black America portfolio was amazing. There’s nothing like prints on paper!

10/30/2026

The serendipity of Charlie Simokaitis being at WashU Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at the same time as our demo was awesome. We got to hang out, and since their system@had just been calibrated we made a plate of Charlie’s work! We got to see a copy of his book with TIS books and delight in all of his monochrome goodness. Thanks for coming to hang out Charlie, we can’t wait to have you up in our studio in Cabot.

10/30/2026

We got to give a lecture walking through all of the amazing prints we’ve made with all of our artists. This talk worked as a spring board to get back into Island Press and make more great photogravures. Thanks to Tom Reed for being so open to experimenting, working on viscosity rolls on top of plates creating really seamless duotones on a single plate. They had so many amazing tools that we got to experiment with and try out so many ideas. Thanks to all of the students for their passion and interest in our workshop. Oh and thanks to miracle gel. Never tell a printmaker not to hoard.

10/30/2026

It’s been a great week working with meghan.kirkwood and Island Press at the WashU Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. We had a ton of fun and learned so much working alongside faculty and students. Installing our methodology in the art department will enable this great institution to print plates and make great photogravures for years to come. We really appreciate all of the staff for being so welcoming and the students for being so open to learning and printing with us.

10/25/2026

Still catching our collective breathes but a few more shots taken by Adam Cavan. Each artist worked with about 30 images, printed on a few different book papers. Working in groups we were able to print each book in a perfect edition, with a couple bonus prints on crazy papers as well. Thanks to all of the artists for coming out and working with us, it was so much fun for all of us working and printing together.

10/24/2026

A few action shots of printing and not sitting for an entire week straight. Thanks for the pictures Adam Cavan and thanks for all of the plate washing help, and paper whispering Julia this workshop was a ton of fun and we cannot wait to tweak it and do it again next year!

10/24/2026

Our Gravure book shop just wrapped up! It was a whirlwind of paper, ink and good times. Thanks to everyone for making it out to the studio. This was a huge success, thanks to Adam Cavan and Julia for the pictures because we all took almost none because of inky hands and busy bodies. Thanks for teaching with us j carrier we could@not have done it without you. More pictures soon as we recover, and unpack the drier that is filled to the brim with amazing book pages.

Address

1243 Walbridge Road
Cabot, VT
05647

Telephone

+18022220150

Website

https://printsonpaper.studio/

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