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Platemark episodes and shorts on YouTube

Oct. 8, 2025

Bob Townsend on achieving plate tone with a roller instead of a tarlatan

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Oct. 8, 2025

Bob Townsend on letting go of his favorite press

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Oct. 8, 2025

Bob Townsend on meeting Peter Milton and printing the series The Jolly Corner

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Oct. 7, 2025

s3e91 watercolor monotypes with artist and printer Sue Oehme

In this episode of Platemark, Ann talks with Sue Oehme, owner of Oehme Graphics in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Sue shares her journey into printmaking, starting with her initial foray into lithography before discovering her love for etching. We talk about the unique process and intricate technique behind her renowned watercolor…

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Oct. 7, 2025

s3e91 watercolor monotypes with Sue Oehme

In this episode of Platemark, Ann talks with Sue Oehme, owner of Oehme Graphics in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Sue shares her journey into printmaking, starting with her initial foray into lithography before discovering her love for etching. We talk about the unique process and intricate technique behind her renowned watercolor…

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Sept. 22, 2025

s3e90 Printing Black America with William Villalongo and Shraddha Ramani

In this episode of Platemark, Shraddha Ramani and William Villalongo discuss their monumental project Printing Black America: Du Bois’s Data Portraits in the 21st Century, which is being published in fall 2025. This modern update of W.E.B. Du Bois's data visualizations from 1900, which was created in response to the…

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Sept. 22, 2025

s3e90 Printing Black America with William Villalongo and Shraddha Ramani

In this episode of Platemark, Shraddha Ramani and William Villalongo discuss their monumental project Printing Black America: Du Bois’s Data Portraits in the 21st Century, which is being published in fall 2025. This modern update of W.E.B. Du Bois's data visualizations from 1900, which was created in response to the…

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Sept. 9, 2025

s3e89 monoprints with artist Nicholas Ruth

In this episode of Platemark, Ann talks with artist and educator Nick Ruth to discuss his multifaceted approach to art. Nick, who lives in Rochester and teaches at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, shares insights into his work across various media, including painting, drawing, and printmaking. They talk about his…

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Sept. 9, 2025

s3e89 monoprints with Nicholas Ruth

In this episode of Platemark, Ann sits down with artist and educator Nicholas Ruth to discuss his multifaceted approach to art. Nick, who lives in Rochester and teaches at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, shares insights into his work across various media, including painting, drawing, and printmaking. We talk about…

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Aug. 30, 2025

Evan Summer on spotlighting collagraph

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Aug. 30, 2025

Evan Summer on a difficult but telling assignment

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Aug. 30, 2025

Evan Summer appreciating one's good fortune

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Aug. 28, 2025

William Villalongo on honoring W.E.B. DuBois in his project Printing Black America

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Aug. 28, 2025

Shraddha Ramani on home ownership in Puerto Rico

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Aug. 28, 2025

William Villalongo on a worthwhile project

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Aug. 27, 2025

s3e88 art consulting X ministry with Quahana Hendree

In this episode of Platemark, Dr. Quahana Hendree, owner of Q Hendree Art Consulting in St. Louis, Missouri, shares her unique journey as an art consultant. Despite not being directly involved in the printmaking scene, Dr. Hendree brings a wealth of knowledge about art and its importance in various settings…

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Aug. 26, 2025

s3e88 art consulting X ministry with Dr. Quahana Hendree

In this episode of Platemark, Dr. Quahana Hendree, owner of Q Hendree Art Consulting in St. Louis, Missouri, shares her unique journey as an art consultant. Despite not being directly involved in the printmaking scene, Quahana brings a wealth of knowledge about art and its importance in various settings including…

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Aug. 19, 2025

HoP deep dive on ONE PRINT: Peter Milton's The Train from Munich

In Platemark's history of prints series, Ann Shafer and Tru Ludwig present a second installment of their ONE PRINT series, this time on Peter Milton's The Train from Munich, 1991. In this episode, Ann and Tru take a single work considered to be a high point in the history of…

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Aug. 19, 2025

HoP Deep Dive on One Print: Peter Milton, The Train from Munich

In Platemark's history of prints series, we present a second installment of our ONE PRINT series, this time on Peter Milton's The Train from Munich, 1991. In this episode, Ann Shafer and Tru Ludwig take a single work considered to be a high point in the history of prints, and…

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Aug. 16, 2025

Sue Oehme on watercolor monotypes mimicking tusche

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Aug. 16, 2025

Sue Oehme on loving her work as a master printer

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Aug. 16, 2025

Sue Oehme on the necessity of collaboration

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Aug. 15, 2025

Nick Ruth on what's first: ideas or imagery

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Aug. 15, 2025

Nick Ruth on the visual experience of sensation

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