The Printshop at Overpass Projects

Overpass Projects is a soup to nuts printmaking studio where Julia Samuels practices all forms of intaglio, etching, engraving, photogravure, relief printing, screen printing, lithography and letterpress. Overpass is connected to a wide community of artists and designers, casting the net wide, innovating new ways to bring other disciplines into the print shop and to push printmaking out into the world. 

Officially founded in 2015, Overpass is a dream 20 years in the making. Julia was introduced to printmaking when she was in high school and has been committed to the craft ever since. She purchased her first press before her first beer, and in and out of school Julia has committed herself to understanding all the tools of the trade.

Art makes the world a better place. Printmaking allows original hand handcrafted art to be accessible to the public, and Julia is dedicated to maintaining the antiquated techniques of printmaking through the expanding world of contemporary art. Printmaking and printing's place in the world has always been in flux: each form of printmaking transitions from being the height of reprographic technology to being completely outdated, at which point we are able to employ these obsolete techniques to make art. Printmakers share a duty to continue the contemporary practice of printmaking to, along with our historical collaborators, ensure the craft's existence far into the future.

Overpass Projects is constantly looking for vibrant artists to work with, places to show our work, and collectors to support our efforts. We kindly invite you to share with us, and please reach out with any questions, suggestions, requests, offers or blessings. 

Available Equipment

40” x 60” Wepplo etching press

36” x 60” Praga etching press

30” Niagara plate shear

18” x 24” Hotplate

Ferric chloride baths, aquatint booth and steel facing to accommodate 30” x 40” copper plates

48” x 72” Paper bath

Vandercook 215 letterpress

72” x 54” Screenprinting vacuum table, 34” x 44” printing area

60” x 48” Screen exposure unit

60” Washout booth

Screens, squeegees, scoop coaters and dark screen storage

34” x 44” Print drying rack

30” x 40” Light table

24” x 30” Drymount press

Canon ImagePROGRAF P-4100

28” Guillotine paper cutter

Mold-making, woodworking and ceramics capabilities

Working with Overpass

Overpass Projects primarily focusses in publishing and promoting emerging and early career artists of underrepresented groups: women, LGBTQA+, BIPOC and committed allies of these communities. If you are an artist interested in developing a publishing relationship, please use the contact form below and include a link to your website or social media showing some of your work.

Master Printmaker Julia Samuels is also available for contract work or consulting for artists who wish to create work in print while maintaining more autonomy with completed editions. This option is ideal for artists who currently enjoy 3rd party representation. Julia can contribute at any stage for any element of your printmaking project, offering her expertise at very competitive rates. Sliding scale rates may apply. Please use the contact form below to open the discussion about any of your project ideas.

Contact Overpass

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