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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s fun to see this progression -or rollercoaster- of learning the intricacies of gouache, a medium I hadn’t touched until a few months ago. There’s more of these 5x7” paintings, but these feel like the best representation of growth. Gouache on paper, 5x7”. Check the alt text for more info.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thinking about how much of the art I’ve made recently deviates so far from what’s been comfortable for the past twenty years. I can’t really claim that I don’t -or can’t- draw or paint anymore; and a teaching opportunity to play in ceramics has been a new avenue to re-explore.

An in-progress drawing in the foreground of the artist drawing in a studio space. The artist is nearly fully rendered, except for one eye and some detail in the right arm. The background is incomplete: a series of lines and shapes on a light graphite grid. In the upper left corner, a reference photograph from which the artist is working.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Baby girl turned 18(!) today. Unable to hear, poor vision, crunchy joints but the bloodwork of a dog half her age somehow.

A man holds a puggle dog in his arms, balancing on his crouched knee. The dog is tan and orange, wearing both a face that says “I do not like this” and a pink birthday hat.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Some printmaking 💩 humor for these trying times.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Proof of life and proof that I’m still printing.

A 9x12” two-color screenprint, in two hues of yellow ochre, showing an over-exposed floral halftone image on a solid rectangle.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Framed it. Gouache on Rives, 5x7”.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A student asked me why I was painting a strip of tape. I shrugged. Gouache on BFK, 5x7”.

A trompe l'oeil gouache painting shows a strip of blue painter’s tape on a white piece of paper.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Teaching drawing again means I draw now.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

40 today, but not feeling a day over 25.

A black and white photograph of a man wearing glasses, in a black hat and plaid shirt, displaying a peace sign with his hand. He has “bear smirk” and is looking slightly off camera.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Also in my ASMR era, thanks to Framebridge.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Last year’s pochoir print demo is perennially pertinent.

A photograph of a printed sheet of paper on a wire drying rack. In red and blue ink, on white paper, the text reads “The system isn’t broken, it was built this way”.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Celebrating the art of printmaking by co-curating 3 exhibitions at Arts Council of Princeton with @lizmassa.bsky.social. ‘Bon à Tirer: the Pulse of Contemporary Print’ a juried open call exhibition featuring the work of more than 45 artists. More info on my IG @9inhandpress. Nov 10- Dec 15, 2025.

A photograph of a gallery featuring works hung salon-style. The view is similar to the one experienced by viewers entering the gallery space. Featuring chessboard floors, deep pink ceilings and gray walls, the Seigal Gallery presented the ‘Bon à Tirer’ exhibition, a juried open call exhibition of more than 45 artists from across the US.

A photograph of a gallery featuring works hung salon-style. The photograph features the works of many artists including three colorful relief print by Travis Porter (in the foreground). Featuring chessboard floors, deep pink ceilings and gray walls, the Seigal Gallery presented the ‘Bon à Tirer’ exhibition, a juried open call exhibition of more than 45 artists from across the US.

A photograph of the atrium staircase gallery wall, as you enter the Seigal Gallery. Against a rich lime green wall, large wallpaper relief prints, cast woodcuts and lithographs by Dr. Eric Avery, hang alongside letterpress prints by Kyle Blute. This atrium gallery wall features windows that allow peeks into the gallery spaces from the exterior of the building, the Seigal Gallery (and this auxiliary space) presented the ‘Bon à Tirer’ exhibition, a juried open call exhibition of more than 45 artists from across the US.

A photograph of a gallery featuring works hung salon-style. The view is similar to the one experienced by viewers entering the theater space at the north end of the gallery. Featuring hardwood floors, deep pink and soft green walls, the Seigal Gallery presented the ‘Bon à Tirer’ exhibition, a juried open call exhibition of more than 45 artists from across the US. This images features the works by Jill Spiro, Maria Pisano, Michael Dal Cerro and Sarah Matthews.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Celebrating the art of printmaking by co-curating three exhibitions at Arts Council of Princeton with @lizmassa.bsky.social. ‘The Pull: the Past, Present, and Future of Printmaking’ as told by 25 artists in the feature gallery space. More info on my IG @9inhandpress. Nov 10- Dec 15, 2025.

An interior exhibition gallery space, with black benches anchoring the room. To the right, a table of artist books, zines and ephemera. On the walls, a selection of printmaking works. The gallery features wooden floors, gray walls and track lighting. An installation shot from ‘The Pull’ exhibition at the Arts Council of Princeton.

An interior exhibition gallery space, photographed from a raised staircase. To the right, a table of artist books, zines and ephemera. On the walls, a selection of printmaking works, including a monitor showing a looping animation. The gallery features wooden floors, gray walls and track lighting. An installation shot from ‘The Pull’ exhibition at the Arts Council of Princeton.

An interior exhibition gallery space, showing the back walls of the gallery space. On the walls, a selection of printmaking works, including an installation of screenprinted acrylic whitefish and a Les Levine “We Are Not Afraid” offset print. The gallery features wooden floors, gray walls and track lighting. An installation shot from ‘The Pull’ exhibition at the Arts Council of Princeton.

An interior exhibition gallery space, showing the entrance doors to the gallery, as well as the large windows spilling sunlight into the space. On the walls, a selection of printmaking works including collage prints by Brett Lysne and lithographs by Brian Wagner; a binder reading ‘The Pull’ sits atop black leather viewing benches. The gallery features wooden floors, gray walls and track lighting. An installation shot from ‘The Pull’ exhibition at the Arts Council of Princeton.

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codez @cod3z.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

niche skeet but i'm rooting for alyssa edwards & dusty ray bottoms on this season of survivor

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

So there’s just a few of these left up for grabs if you want one. $35 + shipping, shipped on 10/20; 6ft long, 12 4” skulls in acid orange, Frankenstein green and white. Screenprinted in an edition of just 15 garlands! Message me if you’re interested.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I can’t believe @peteramartino.bsky.social is convincing me to make these to sell. Anyone here interested? Check out my IG stories @9inhandpress for all the info!

A garland banner of 9 linocut skulls printed in black, orange and green hanging in a swag shape against a white wall.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Students didn’t appreciate it enough, so I brought it home and now it’ll live here forever.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

One block, countless possibilities. Happy spoopy season.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

First month of the new job down, so many more to go.

A selfie of a very tired 39 year old in a black T-shirt, resting his sleepy face on the palm of his hand. On the right side of the image, white text on a red rectangle reads “Send caffeine.”

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

We’re doing it again! For pre-sale only, I’m re-editioning these 8x10” ‘Eat the Rich’ prints to raise funds for World Central Kitchen and ACLU Nationwide! $20 + $5 USA s/h or $10 international s/h. Pre-sale ends on 9/30, and prints will ship in early October. Venmo, PayPal, Zelle on request!

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Signs of life from the first week of the new job!

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Taking on a new full-time job starting tomorrow. For some reason, they’re trusting me with keys.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

when the AI bubble finally collapses and everyone who spent a year smugly hyping it suddenly has to come crawling back with their tail between their legs, i just want to say i am not going to be the bigger person about it. i am going to be meaner than you can even believe

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powerpuff gil @giltorres.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

the way we went from everyone stand 6 feet apart to immersive theatre everywhere

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

💥Doing a print clearance over on my IG stories (@9inhandpress). 🚨Pay-what-you-can, I-just-want-them-gone prices. 🚨 Some sample images below, more over on IG.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Honestly, maybe one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to.

A concert photograph shows the singer Kesha holding a mannequin head styled to look like her own. The singer is dressed in a white corset and wrapped in white fabric. She is framed by backlit silhouettes of hands in the foreground.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet. The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year. Something has gone terribly wrong.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Wrote about this month’s print over at Patreon.com/9INHANDPRESS. Friday is the final day to subscribe to get the July print ‘it’s so pretty out here’ for just $15. August’s print starts on Monday; get a sneak peak over at Patreon too!

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Ya boy got featured in Pressing Matters magazine, issue 31. A requiem for my New Hope studio, and a look forward to what’s ahead for 9INHANDPRESS. Get yourself a digital or physical copy today at www.pressingmattersmag.com

A two-page magazine spread on an orange background. The left side of the spread features four photos of the 9INHANDPRESS studio (a photograph of a press table, a rack of work-in-progress prints, a collection of books, and a pegboard containing brayers and printmaking tools of all sorts). The right side includes text, and four images: one of the artist, and three pieces of the artist’s work.

A closer screen grab of the grid of four photos from the spread.

The cover of issue 31 of Pressing Matters magazine; showcasing two artists working on a large relief print on a press. The artists are lifting the print from the matrix.

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ashphotoprints.bsky.social @ashphotoprints.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Got my first print from @9inhandpress.bsky.social's Patreon! So nice! You should go check it out and maybe join!

A multicolor editioned screenprint, a small paper that describes the work and a manila cardboard backing, all on a green cutting mat.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Wrote about this month’s print over at Patreon.com/9INHANDPRESS. Today’s the final day to subscribe to get the June print ‘inheritance’ for just $15. July’s print starts tomorrow; get a sneak peak over at Patreon too!

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localswampgay @localswampgay.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Nausea is gone; time for ravioli

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Is Bluesky the place for this? For 10 years, I’ve hosted an intl print exchange that’s grown to nearly 1000 artists (and some 15,000 prints) of all levels of experience. 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of the exchange and I couldn’t be more excited (and scared) to kick this off one more time!

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Wrapping up this month’s @patreon edition with a few layers of screenprint. Still a few other layers to toss on here! There’s still time to get yourself subscribed to my Patreon and get your hands on this print (and a new print every month!) for $15/month! Catch me over at patreon.com/9INHANDPRESS.

A work-in-progress screenprint in layers of green inks on white paper sits on a wood table, underneath an elevated screenprinting screen, exposed with stencils for printing six layers (four of these have been printed on the sheet).

The work-in-progress print sits at an angle on the work table. The image, composed of four elements shows a dark green plant to the left of the image, two overlapping transparent green layers of ladder silhouettes sitting on a pistachio green rectangular background. These elements are printed on white paper.

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Essjay Aitch @essjay1861.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Headline omits that they a Democrat state senators. This fact matters.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Date night sometimes means beers and more than a few hours spent at Color Me Mine.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Why does the MAYOR of NYC need to travel abroad? Explain it to me like I am in kindergarten.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

💥Taking the plunge! Starting today, I’ve launched a Patreon, aiming to get you exclusive limited edition print drops, and embracing the small-d democracy of printmaking. Join for free for studio updates, 10th annual Print Exchange behind-the-scenes, and a whole lotta research information (1/2)

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Every week we hope that @paramountplus.com will be a better app. And every week, we are disappointed.

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9INHANDPRESS @9inhandpress.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Thinking about starting a Patreon/subscription for monthly print drops. Low cost, easy to build a collection of prints/art, exclusives and limited editions; real fine art prints, not digital or giclee. Interested? My IG is 9inhandpress. Check out the possibilities there!

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Are you mad at me? @bradys.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Stephen Hawking when he's outside:

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Brandon @bcfox.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

it’s

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