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Platemark episodes and shorts on YouTube

June 28, 2025

Deb Puretz on creatives can't be replaced by AI

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June 28, 2025

Deb Puretz on helping others along the way

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June 22, 2025

Jonathan Thomas on finding a path forward through the grid

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June 22, 2025

Jonathan Thomas on artists loving making prints

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June 22, 2025

Jonathan Thomas on finding more in the plate with continued printing

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June 22, 2025

Jonathan Thomas on finding meaning while creating

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June 17, 2025

s3e83 solarplate etching with Dan Welden

In this episode of Platemark, Ann sits down with the legendary artist and printmaker Dan Welden. The artist is known for his pioneering work in solarplate etching, a revolutionary, chemical-free printmaking process. Welden recounts his experiences and collaborations with significant artists like Eric Fischl and Elaine and Willem de Kooning.…

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June 17, 2025

s3e83 solarplate etching with Dan Welden

In this episode of Platemark, Ann talks with Dan Welden, a renowned printmaker and painter based in Sag Harbor. Known for his pioneering work with solarplate etching, Dan shares insights into his artistic journey, beginning with painting and evolving into printmaking under the mentorship of Kurt Voser in Munich. He…

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June 4, 2025

Dan Welden on Beethoven and the magic of music

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June 4, 2025

Dan Welden on the humility of Willem de Kooning

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June 3, 2025

s3e82 topology- and philosophy-imbued domestic scenes with Ellen Heck

In this episode of Platemark, I talk with Ellen Heck about her artistic journey and work. We talk about the intricacies of printmaking techniques, Ellen's various portrait series, and the conceptual ideas behind her work. Ellen shares her journey from studying philosophy at Brown, to printmaking at the School of…

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June 3, 2025

s3e82 topology-and philosophy-imbued domestic scenes with Ellen Heck

In this episode of Platemark, I talk with Ellen Heck about her artistic journey and work. We talk about the intricacies of printmaking techniques, Ellen's various portrait series, and the conceptual ideas behind her work. Ellen shares her journey from studying philosophy at Brown, to printmaking at the School of…

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May 20, 2025

s3e81 building and fixing presses with Mike Stark

In this episode of the Platemark, I interview Mike Stark, the co-founder and owner of Stark Press Company. The New Jersey-based company, run by Mike and his brother Tom, builds new presses, services old presses, and aids in moving them. They often collaborate with Perry Tymeson, a legendary press repairman.…

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May 20, 2025

s3e81 building and fixing presses with Mike Stark

In this episode of the Platemark, I interview Mike Stark, the co-founder and owner of Stark Press Company. The New Jersey-based company, run by Mike and his brother Tom, builds new presses, services old presses, and aids in moving them, often collaborates with Perry Tymeson, a legendary press repairman. Mike…

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May 19, 2025

Ellen Heck on printmaking, Plato, and the ideal object

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May 19, 2025

Ellen Heck on the importance of kids' picture books

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May 19, 2025

Ellen Heck on the luck and chance being the two sides of the same coin

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May 19, 2025

Ellen Heck on the conceptual backing of the mobius strip fascinator

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May 6, 2025

s3e80 melding printing and publishing with curatorial work with Mae Shore

In this episode of Platemark, I talk with Mae Shore, a collaborative printer and owner of Shore Publishing in Tuxedo Park, New York. Mae shares her experiences working at Pace Editions with notable artists like Jim Dine and Chuck Close. She discusses the history and evolution of her gallery and…

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May 6, 2025

s3e80 melding printing and publishing with curatorial work with Mae Shore

In this episode of Platemark, I talk with Mae Shore, a collaborative printer and owner of Shore Publishing in Tuxedo Park, New York. Mae shares her experiences working at Pace Editions with notable artists like Jim Dine and Chuck Close. She discusses the history and evolution of her gallery and…

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April 22, 2025

s3e79 contemporary Japanese prints with Michael Verne

In this episode of Platemark, I talk with Michael Verne, the owner of the Verne Collection in Cleveland, Ohio. Mike's gallery specializes in contemporary Japanese art and works by American artists residing in Japan. We talk about the challenges and rewards of running a small gallery amid larger competitors, and…

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April 17, 2025

s3e79 contemporary Japanese prints with Michael Verne

In this episode of Platemark, Michael Verne, owner of the Verne Collection in Cleveland, Ohio, introduces listener to his gallery that specializes in contemporary Japanese art and works by American artists residing in Japan. We talk about the challenges and rewards of running a small gallery amid larger competitors, and…

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April 8, 2025

s3e78 electronic arts in printmaking with Myles Calvert

In this episode of Platemark, Myles Calvert, a printmaker and professor, shares his extensive journey from growing up in Ontario, Canada, to studying and working in the UK, and eventually returning to Alfred University in New York, to become director of the Institute of Electronic Arts. Myles discusses his experiences…

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April 8, 2025

s3e78 electronic arts in printmaking with Myles Calvert

In this episode of Platemark, Myles Calvert, a printmaker and professor, shares his extensive journey from growing up in Ontario, Canada, to studying and working in the UK, and eventually returning to Alfred University in New York, to become director of the Institute of Electronic Arts. Myles discusses his experiences…

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