Show Notes: s3e86 with Miranda Metcalf and Tim Pauszek, Hello, Print Friend Studios

In this episode of Platemark, Ann speaks with Miranda Metcalf and Tim Pauszek about their new venture, Hello, Print Friend Studios in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Listeners will recall Miranda hosts our sister pod, Hello, Print Friend. She also is producing documentaries about printmaking hotspots, beginning with Oaxaca and Puerto Rico (with more to come). Together, Miranda and master printer Tim have settled in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where they have founded a new printmaking studio. They talk about the challenges and joys of setting up a printmaking residency and studio in their adopted city while giving credit to their friend, artist Kitikong Tilokwattanotai, also known as Kong, and to the support of the local community. They talk about the welcoming nature of the Thai people, the rich art and culture to be found in Chiang Mai (particularly printmaking studios), and the unique opportunities for artists in their residency program. Miranda and Tim also expand on their future plans for the studio and express their excitement and gratitude for their new venture. Lastly they invite artists and enthusiasts to join them in Chiang Mai.

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@helloprintfriend

@mirandakielland

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Tim Pauszek and Miranda Metcalf got married at an SCGI conference.

The litho press arrives at Hello, Print Friend Studios, Chiang Mai.

Tim Pauszek celebrates the arrival of the litho press at Hello, Print Friend Studios, Chiang Mai.

Hello, Print Friend Studios and Gallery, Chiang Mai.

Miranda Metcalf and Tim Pauszek lived in Australia while Tim attended graduate school at the University of New South Wales.

Miranda Metcalf and the Hello, Print Friend team including Reinaldo Gil Zambrano and Christian Riquelme, shot a documentary film about printmaking in Oaxaca, Mexico.  Here they arrive at the studio Subterráneos.

Puerto Rico documentary team: (l-r) Christian Riquelme, Armand Velazco, Miranda Metcalf, Rogelio Báez Vega, Daniel Pabón Velázquez, and Verónica Socorro Matos.

Miranda Metcalf and the Hello, Print Friend team including Reinaldo Gil Zambrano and Christian Riquelme, shot a documentary film about printmaking in Oaxaca, Mexico. Here Miranda and Reinaldo prep for a conversation with Carlos Bautista Barahona.

Tim Pauszek giving a workshop at Hello, Print Friend Studios, Chiang Mai.

Tim Pauszek packing up litho stones in Houston for shipment to Chiang Mai.

Litho stones ready for shipment from Houston to Chiang Mai.

Tim Pauszek and Miranda Metcalf of Hello, Print Friend Studios.