Update to Printsy Team

We now have a great selection of enthusiastic help to handle the membership review process, to take over the interviews, and to write some "how to" and printmaking related articles for the blog. We will be working on the membership criteria, and will be reviewing current applicants for membership shortly.

I have removed the list of members' shops on the blog's sidebar, and added a link to our Members listing on the Printsy Team page. It was getting ridiculously cumbersome to keep updated, so if people would like their shop linked to on the Printsy page, please make sure to participate in the interviews for the blog, and maybe submit an article for the blog.

Thanks everyone for your support of Printsy!

Printsy Help Wanted!

Dear Printsy members,

It's that time again - we've been extremely lucky to have the help of AnniePod (Diane Podolsky) running the interviews for the blog, and notoriousfcp (Frank Pappas) as our "Who's Printsy This Week" curator. Unfortunately for Printsy, Diane will be starting to wind down to an eventual closure of her Etsy presence, including an end to her volunteering with Printsy.

I, too, am running out of steam; I had taken a few months' hiatus last year (new baby), then picked up the thread of membership again a few months ago, but I have decided that it's time for someone else to take over.

So, we need some new Printsy member volunteers, please. The following jobs are up for grabs:

1. Interviews for the blog: contacting potential interviewees (i.e. Printsy members who have not yet been featured on our blog), collating the resulting interviews and images, and posting them on a weekly post-dated basis as the interviews are received. This will entail some knowledge of using html (just a little) and blogging skills.

2. Articles for the blog: Writing "how to's" or other interesting printmaking articles for the blog, with appropriate printmaking related themes and illustrated with appropriate images. As above, this will entail some knowledge of using html (just a little) and blogging skills. This job is something that we could have a coordinator for (like for the interviews), with many different members contributing articles to that coordinator/editor for publishing.

3. Membership review: whenever a new applicant sends a request to join Printsy, review the applicant's shop to make sure that they do have original, hand-pulled printmaking items. This is important, and a bit sticky; if they have mostly reproductions with only a couple of printmaking items, usually we decline their invitation, as it’s against the spirit of the intention of Printsy. Printsy is about hand-pulled, original, printmaking artwork, so it does take a little thought for considering new members.

4. Membership list: Once new members are approved, then the membership list on the blog has to be updated.

There may be other jobs that come up; we’ll add to this thread with further information if necessary. Please convo me if you are interested in helping or have any questions, and feel free to post to this thread with further discussion.

Thanks!
Amie (ploverwing)
Printsy Team Captain

*** UPDATE ***

Thanks everyone who have offered to help! We've got some great support, and will be working on some changes to the membership requirements and application process for the Printsy Team. We'll keep you posted!

Tutorial - Proofing a Linoblock & General Printsy Info

Hi. I have found this method of proofing linoblocks to be quick and easy. Check out my short tutorial:  Carve Slowly and Carry a Big (Graphite) Stick.

Also - we have had a very large influx of new Printsy members over the holidays.  If you are new, or even not so new, to Printsy don't forget to tag your shop items Printsy so they can be found for the Who's Printsy This Week Post.  There is also a Flickr group you can add your images too. Last but not least, if you have not been interviewed for Printsy yet, feel free to contact me (Anniepod).

Much thanks and Happy New Year from the Printsy Team!