Studio Portfolios

Approximately every five years since 1988, members of the studio have created a new print portfolio. Now numbering eight, the debut of each portfolio generates great public interest. Six of the portfolios have been purchased by the Boston Public Library and The Art Complex Museum in Duxbury. Two portfolios are in the collections of Wheaton College and The Worcester Art Museum, and one in the Universidade Feevale in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Lighten Up and Sub Rosa, the sixth and seventh portfolios, were exhibited at The Art Complex Museum in Duxbury in winter 2016/2017. And Sub Rosa was exhibited at Curry College in Milton. The inaugural presentation of the 50th Anniversary portfolio, Back and Forth, was showcased during the exhibition Celebrating Printmaking: Full Tilt Print Studio in the fall of 2023.

Although the individual portfolios vary greatly in theme and format, each box contains a curated collection of prints by many artists, demonstrating various printmaking techniques and interpretations of the theme. The portfolios were designed to be easily assembled and displayed in a gallery setting. The collaborative nature of this work offers the studio members an opportunity to connect as a cohesive group and to represent their work together as an archive. Sales of the portfolios help sustain the studio.

Sub Rosa, 2016

The theme of Sub Rosa offers a broad interpretation of veiled, surreptitious or hidden experiences. Many of the images are mysterious and allow the viewer to rely on their own interpretation.

All prints are 11×15 inches on Rives BFK paper. Each artist produced an edition of five with one artist’s proof.


Lighten up, 2012

The concept of light or “to lighten up” allowed for many interpretations including, but not limited to, using color of various intensities, the play between dark and light and the feeling associated with a lightness of being.

All prints are 11×11 inches and are printed on Rives BFK. Each artist produced an edition of five with one artist’s proof.


Three, 2006

All the prints in this portfolio involve the number three—triples, triads and triangles—in areas such as nature, science, visual patterns, music and religion.

All prints are 14×11 inches and are printed on Rives BFK. Each artist produced an edition of five with one artist’s proof.