we (CommonWealth Press and Sapling Press) are opening our doors for yet another print-your-own party. this one is going to be set up so you can print your own valentines cards just in time for valentines day… WED FEB 8th from 6-9 you dont need ANY experience what so ever…we will be creating 8 screen [...]
12.09.11 Last night was amazing. I know amazing is an overused word but I mean it sincerely. Our warehouse grand opening was something I had been dreaming of for over 10 years, no kidding. Apologies for the nostalgia but I bought my first press because it fit my 8x8x6 basement. Then I spent the next [...]
its been pretty eventful around here. we get to work on some pretty rad stuff coming thru and going on in pittsburgh…and we are eternally grateful for the opportunities we have stumbled upon. most recently we prototyped some artwork gabriel roth pulled together for mac miller’s new release and tour. we ran it as a [...]
common wealth press is literally a mom and pop shop. my wife and i started it in the basement of our home…in the middle of our neighborhood, the lively and historic south side of pittsburgh. we own our home and have lived here for over 10 years. it is a mere 167 steps from our [...]
for the 2nd year in a row we were asked to be part of the Joe Grushecky / Bruce Springsteen show at soldiers and sailors. this year they asked us to do all of the design for the entire show. we designed all of the posters, hand screened a limited run for each night, designed [...]
We recently returned from our annual pilgrimage to Gainesville, Fl for THE FEST. Now you may not be a punk rock fan, or have ever heard of Hot Water Music or Dillinger 4, but I can say without a nanosecond of hesitation if you have heard of those bands, and you aren’t going to [...]
welcome to our brand new website. we hope you love it. if not tell us why and we will alter it to your lovabilty. theres some parts that arent totally finished yet…but knowing us, what did you expect. this is however one of the many first steps in what we are hoping is a long [...]
so im in there messing around with the backend of our new site and i accidentally made it live. sure, i couldve fixed it – but i know myself. this thing would never go live if i kept playing around with it. ill take it as a sign. so heck with it, here we are! [...]
we teamed up with our pals over at the pgh based art blog steeltown anthem to pull together a wonderful evening going over the basics of screen printing. we pulled in art from some locals (including Strawberryluna, Mike Budai, Matt Gondek, Dan Minsky, Sapling Press and cwp). ill have the art exposed and the screens [...]
we got a new warehouse! its one of the biggest things that has ever happened to us (literally). we definitely needed the space and it certainly needed some love – and got tons of it. my dad (the mighty max rugh) spent hours fine tuning this space into something that we are all very proud [...]
