Art students learn new techniques and methods from Drive by Press, print making artists with a mobile art studio

The art department presented a print making demo Tuesday in the Fain Fine Arts parking lot with print making artists, Drive By Press.
The New York based company, with a division in Austin, make one-of-a-kind woodblock apparel with each design being hand cut into a piece of wood then custom printed on site.
Drive by Press Austin’s Tyler Krasowski presented detailed knowledge on the history and unique procedures with a MSU print making class.
Senior Art Major Soozie Amador said Drive By Press showed her different methods of print making that are outside of an art studio.
Amador has dreams of one day illustrating children’s books.
“An easier way to make multiple editions would be print making instead of paint the same picture over and over again,” Amador said.
Tuesday’s print making demo gave Amador insight on the mobile print making industry.
“This is a good opportunity to see different processes of art work that we might not get the chance to see if we aren’t majoring in the art program,” Senior Graphic Design Major Trey Davis said.
Graphic design and print making go hand-in-hand with graphic design having elements of print making that can help translate various medias, Davis said.
“Seeing how print making starts and the methods used is very interesting and help,” Davis said.
The art department is known for bringing diverse visiting artists from all backgrounds to show their work, give lectures and demonstrate with students.
“We find it a really important part of a students experience to be in touch with as many different artists as we can,” said Gary Goldberg, interim chair of Juanita and Ralh Harvey School of Visual Arts.