Eric Rewitzer
"My favorite moment is when I lay ink on the finished plate for the first time. I get my first glimpse of what my efforts have produced, and then running it through the Conrad press is incredibly satisfying.
I bought my first Conrad press when I opened the studio 5 years ago. I chose Conrad because every printmaking studio I have ever been in over the last 25 years has been equipped with Conrad equipment, so I was familiar with the design and the quality of your products...
Four years into using my E-18, I had found that my needs had grown and I required a larger press bed. I called up Tom and told him about what I needed to do. After a long and friendly discussion, I was convinced that the 30" Monotype Press was going to be my next press. Tom sent me pictures of the press being built, and when it arrived at my studio I enjoyed every minute of assembling the stand and press components. Everything fit together in such a way that you knew it was a finely crafted device.
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Artist/ Printmaker
3 Fish Studios
Bio
Eric Rewitzer
All of my prints are made with my hands. I draw my image onto a sheet of linoleum, then use Japanese wood cutting tools to carve the out plate. Once the image is carved, I ink each plate individually with a hand brayer, then print each print one-at-a-time with either my 18" or 30" Conrad press. I find the manual nature of the creative process incredibly satisfying. The effort, the thought, and the delayed gratification of seeing the finished print never gets old.
I do all my printing in a large, light-filled studio I share with my wife, Annie Galvin, also an artist. We started 3 Fish Studios in 2007 in order to create a space where we could make art, exhibit our work, and fuel the creative spark of other San Franciscans through printmaking classes. Located near the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco's Outer Sunset district, we welcome visitors and encourage you to drop by next time you are in the neighborhood.
About Me
I was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up in western part of the Great Lake State in a small town called North Muskegon. Although it was an industrial area, I learned to find beauty and serenity in the wooded dunes and seasonal changes of Lake Michigan, which inspired me to attend art school to pursue painting and printmaking.
After school, I embarked on a backpacking trip around Western Europe, and then made my way out to the American West, landing first in Washington State, then Oregon, and finally to San Francisco in 1997.
Since I first laid foot here, I have found constant inspiration in the scale and diversity of the California culture and landscape. I find San Francisco, in particular, to be an amazing mix of natural beauty, urban grit, and intriguing history. I have found my home.
