Mark Herschede
Owner, Operator and Printmaker
Mark Herschede undertook his education at the Savannah College of Art and Design. He then moved to New York to begin his printmaking career with an internship at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, and worked in several others before establishing Haven Press in 2011. His specialty is providing clients with the opportunity to directly translate painted or drawn marks to the medium. He personally works with artists, guiding them through the use of hand-separations rather than falling back on digital techniques. Artists therefore create their own images using a variety of direct painting techniques, and hybrid printing involving mixing digital information with hand drawn/painted options.
“Working with Haven Press has been transformative. When I want to create silk screen edition from a mammoth scale linoleum block print, translating the subtlety of the faces without losing any of the tiny details in the line work nor any of the nuance of the expression is a huge challenge. But this is the kind of challenge that Mark just zeroes right in on, and he doesn’t stop until he’s gotten everything tuned precisely. And, something you might not think about right away, but which is incredibly important, and sometimes hard to find — he never makes me feel like a lunatic for wanting things to be at such a high level of quality and accuracy. Haven Press understands and respects the importance of an artist’s vision and does everything possible to bring it to life. It’s really a special place.”
— Swoon
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