Hatch Show Print workshop

Hatch Show Print workshop at the Silver Buckle Press in the Memorial Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Hatch show Print was established 1879 by two brothers in Nashville, TN. The print shop is the oldest and longing running press printing handcrafted letterpress printing methods. The shop has produced an large variety of posters and ephemera including advertising for trailers, state fairs, wrestling matches, and circuses.However most of the work printed at Hatch has been announcements of musical events, from country music to contemporary music groups. The current print shop manager is Jim Sherraden. (Photography by Jim Escalante/Photo by Jim Escalante)Jim Sherraden, print manager from Nashville, TN’s Hatch Show Print was a visitor to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thanks to the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Student Programming Board and to the Silver Buckle Press, held a workshop on Friday, March 16 in the Silver Buckle Press location in the Memorial Library. Students and community members had a chance to hear Jim speak about the work done at Hatch Show Print and also print and learn fun approaches to letterpress printing. Photos from the Hatch Show Print Workshop can be seen at this link. I forgot to bring a tee shirt so I got help to lay down on a hand inked large metal engraving used for printing large labels. Thanks for the visit Jim!