Beginning TODAY Friday, October 18 at 7PM EST you can pre-order* the First Edition W28 Tote. The sample  tote will be on view at Gowanus Open Studios weekend Oct 19/20 at 505 Carroll Street, Studio #5 Brooklyn, NY.  You may also pre-order the tote at that event on site. *Pre-order only, Product will ship mid-late November 2019. You will receive an email confirming your purchase and another email when your tote ships out. Made in a limited first edition of just 25 totes this is a must have from the Clockworks Press collection!

Clockworks Press was thrilled to participate in the Arts Gowanus "Tower" exhibit last Friday, August 23rd at Shapeshifter Lab on Whitwell Place. The night brought 65 artists together to show their personal interpretations of the iconic water tower logo of Arts Gowanus. I am thrilled to report that my piece sold at the opening, but the remaining artworks still available will be on view for the next month so get on over to Shapeshifter and snag a beautiful artwork for your wall! Your purchase supports both Arts Gowanus and the artist!

Every artist represented in the group show will be opening their studio doors in October for the much anticipated annual Gowanus Open Studios event. Clockworks Press is beyond excited to be taking part and I hope to see you on October 19/20 at 505 Carroll to share my new work! Please mark you calendar now!

Arts Gowanus is proud to present The Tower, a group exhibition at Shapeshifter Lab featuring Gowanus artists including Clockworks Press happening on August 23rd from 7-10pm. Inspired by Mail Art, 1920’s Exquisite Corpse collaborations and art happenings,

The Tower will artists working from a printed image provided by Arts Gowanus. You know it, you love it – the water tower. This Brooklyn-centric image and the iconic logo of Arts Gowanus will be
the starting point for each artist in this exhibition, from there it’s up to every artist to create an artwork from that image. The night will feature art, a DJ, bar and all your local artist friends!

This will be a great opportunity to collect art from some of your favorite Gowanus artists! Unsold work will remain on view for one month. 
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All pieces will be priced at $120!!
Update: The Denim Tower by Clockworks Press was SOLD at the opening. 

Holly Brown owner of Clockworks Press® was thrilled to be participating in New York Denim Days for the second time was an awesome experience. Add in the fact that I was again the Officina +39 booth with Juan Manuel Gomez and Daniel Hernandez Estrada made it superb! This time around I was a participant in the Alchemist workshop which showcased Offcina's products; specifically recycrom and also their ready to use screen inks along with laser patches. I worked on one pair of jeans with the theme of alchemy as the inspiration. 

In addition I was honored to be asked to be part of an entrepreneur panel for the group NY denim Hangs. Sitting on the panel with  the owner of Smith's Leather Balm and  the owner of Viapiana Custom Denim. These guys are powerhouses in small biz and I definitely gained a ton of insight being on the panel with both of them. 

It was another indigo filled weekend and I can't wait for the next one. 
Videos courtesy of Clockworks Press, not to be used without permission.

​Clockworks Press® is honored to be an invited guest of Officina +39 for their Alkemist Workshop. Officina 39+ will showcase their trustainable concept using the sustainable dyestuff Recycrom on June 8/9 at New York Denim Days located at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. Hope to see you there! All ages welcome!
Get tickets here

Beautiful Delft!

It was another successful Clockworks Press collagraph workshop given by Holly Brown  in Delft, Netherlands on March 22 2019 at the Atelier Indrukwekkend with 9 motivated and dedicated artists! They carved and printed their hearts out experimenting with both reductive carving  and additive collagraph techniques. They used Speedball fabric and block printing inks to print in relief on repurposed denim, jean pockets, tea towels and Arnhem paper. This workshop was generously supported by the amazing folks Speedball Art Products. Each participant left with a bag filled with brayers, barens, inks and other tools to continue making collagraphs at home! I can't wait to teach again in the beautiful city of Delft! Thank you Kirsten for a fabulous time again. High tea and lunch were generously supplied locally  by The Living. 

I had a great time chatting with Angela Velasquez from RIVET magazine for a Q and A all about my work with denim. Here's a little snippet. 

For Holly Brown, the owner of Clockworks Press in Brooklyn, printed denim is more than just a fashion trend—it’s art.​

A printmaker for more than 20 years, Brown, whose prints can be found in the permanent collections of The Library of Congress, Yale University and Princeton University, began using denim as her canvas in 2016 for a sustainable alternative to paper.

“I was typically printing on paper, but always concerned with keeping my practice eco-friendly and sustainable,” she said. “With my images already being so urban and industrial, what better material than denim to give a try—a material for all people,” she said.

To continue reading head to RIVET online. 

Photo credit: Craig Foster Photography