CLASS OFFERING: Introduction to Western Papermaking

January 15, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Many years ago I had the chance to try my hand at traditional paper making, and it was instantly magical. All these years later and the feeling of quiet magic fuels our work at WIND•EYE Handmade Paper. We’ve built up a small, well-equipped studio and it just seems natural to share this lovely process with […]

Holiday Open House & Print Sale

December 5, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Join us for some holiday cheer and take a tour of the historic Sherwood Press! We will have a variety of prints and products for sale, and you will also have the opportunity to print your own memento on the Chandler and Price letterpress! Warm up with some hot spiced cider, coffee from Olympia Coffee, […]

We’re in Thurston Talk!

May 29, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It’s always nice to get some exposure for The Sherwood Press, which is why we’re thrilled that Thurston Talk chose us as a featured local business! This is a nice article and I really enjoyed spending time with reporter Rachel Roth. http://www.thurstontalk.com/2017/05/28/sherwood-press-preservation-legacy/

Summer Papermaking Internships

May 25, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

WIND•EYE Handmade Paper – The Sherwood Press’s papermaking studio – is accepting applications for summer internships. Interns will work two three-hour shifts every two weeks making paper for our products in exchange for instruction and studio time on alternate weeks for group experiments and personal projects. Interns will work in groups of 2-3 and perform […]

Chris Fritton in People of Print

February 8, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Excited to have three pictures of The Sherwood Press included in People of Print’s article about Chris Fritton, The Itinerant Printer, who among visits to countless other print shops across the land dropped in at The Sherwood Press. Along the way he made a staggering number of prints which you would do well to check […]

And We’re (nearly) DONE!

September 23, 2016.Reading time 9 minutes.

They say that time contracts when you’re busy, and I would have to say this feels true, especially of everything that’s happened since the close of our Indiegogo restoration campaign last December. It’s an understatement to say we were successful. We raised a whopping $17,429, a full 128% of our goal, and only a little […]

Slow but Steady Wins the Race

November 28, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

We’re now in high gear producing perks for our Indiegogo campaign and will start shipping several this coming week. We are nearly at $16,000 of our stretch goal of $19,000! Our window restoration guy Dave King has taken measurements of the window, probed the wall below for rot, and is getting ready to start the process. It’s hard […]

WE MADE IT!!!

November 11, 2015.Reading time 1 minute.

And now on to our stretch goals! Thank you, Olympia, friends, family, and supporters of all kinds from all places! We are absolutely thrilled and immensely grateful to you for supporting our restoration campaign! Our stretch goal is $19k. We are already over 75% of the way there, and contributions are still rolling in. So we are […]

A Nice Olympian Article about our Indiegogo Campaign!

November 8, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Today we spent an hour and a half with Rolf Boone, staff writer for the Olympian, and Steve Bloom, Olympian photographer. We had a great time chatting about the press and I probably kept them far longer than they intended, but they seemed to enjoy their time at the press. Here is the resulting article! […]

PHENOMENAL!!!

November 5, 2015.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’m just so thrilled to have such a positive update about our Indiegogo campaign: The Sherwood Press 75 Year Restoration Fund. We launched last friday and thanks to 118 wonderful friends and supporters, we are now just dollars away from reaching the $10,000 mark! Thank you everyone who has helped bring us to this point and all […]