From the Bench
Join us for this series of half hour studio visits with SFCB friends and community members where we open up our studios and take part of our lunch break together. Grab a sandwich and stop on by the first Thursday of each month at 12:30pm Pacific time.
September 4, 20205: Mitchel Gundrum (Pasadena, CA) Register here
Past From the Bench Tours
August 7, 2025: Patricia Wakida / Wasabi Press (Oakland, CA) video coming soon
June 5, 2025: From the Bench 100th Episode with Eleanore Edwards Ramsey (San Francisco, CA) Watch the recording
May 1, 2025: Katie Leavens (San Francisco, CA) Watch the recording
April 3, 2025: Mita Mahato (Seattle, WA) Watch the recording
March 6, 2025: Rae Lanzerotti (San Francisco, CA) Watch the recording
February 6, 2025: Gino Robair (SF Bay Area) Watch the recording
December 5, 2024: Erin Fletcher / Herringbone Bindery (Austin, TX) Watch the recording
November 7, 2024: Steph Kudisch (Oakland, CA) Watch the recording
October 3, 2024: Servane Briand (San Francisco, CA) Watch the recording
September 5, 2024: Molly Meng (Portsmouth, NH) Watch the recording
August 1, 2024: Zach Clark / National Monument Press & Chute Studio (Oakland, CA) Watch the recording
July 11, 2024: Josh Dannin / Directangle Press (Bethlehem, New Hampshire) Watch the recording
June 6, 2024: Insiya Dhatt (San Francisco, CA) Watch the recording
May 2, 2024: Courtney Cerruti (Oakland, CA) Watch on Vimeo
April 4, 2024: Maymanah Farhat (Fresno, CA) Watch on Vimeo
March 7, 2024: celeste hernández (Tijuana, Baja California) Watch on Vimeo
February 1, 2024: Kathy Aoki (Santa Clara, CA) Watch on Vimeo
November 2, 2023: Paloma Lucas (San Francisco, CA) Watch on Vimeo
October 5, 2023: Mary Bruno / Bruno Press (St. Joseph, MN) Watch on Vimeo
September 7, 2023: Steve Miller / Red Hydra Press (Tuscaloosa, AL) Watch on Vimeo
August 3, 2023: Nicholas Cladis (Iowa City, IA) Watch on Vimeo
July 6, 2023: Lyall F. Harris (Charlottesville, VA) Watch on Vimeo
June 1, 2023: Max Stadnik / Max's Garage Press & Tiny Splendor (Berkeley, CA) Watch on Vimeo
May 4, 2023: Andrew Huot / Big River Bindery (Toronto, Canada) Watch on Vimeo
April 6, 2023: Gillian Stewart / Juju Books (Glasgow, Scotland) Watch on Vimeo
March 2, 2023: Jocelyn Bergen / Zephyrine Press (Kingston, NY) Watch on Vimeo
February 2, 2023: Morgan Calderini / Ladyfingers Letterpress (Colorado Springs, CO) Watch on Vimeo
January 5, 2023: Marie Kelzer / Marie Kelzer Designs (Marina del Rey, CA) Watch on Vimeo
November 3, 2022: Richard Kegler / DRY Inc. (Rochester, NY) Watch on Vimeo
October 6, 2022: Richie Peña / Flatbed Center for Contemporary Printmaking (Austin, TX) Watch on Vimeo
September 1, 2022: Hope Amico (Portland, OR) Watch on Vimeo
August 4, 2022: Yukimi Annand (Torrance, CA) Watch on Vimeo
July 7, 2022: InterOcean Studio (Englewood, CO) Watch on Vimeo
June 2, 2022: Rosae Reeder (Philadelphia, PA) Watch on Vimeo
May 5, 2022: Peter Kruty Editions (Brooklyn, NY) Watch on Vimeo
April 7, 2022: Judith Berliner / Full Circle Press (Grass Valley, CA) Watch on Vimeo
March 3, 2022: CODEX VIII International Book Fair (Richmond, CA) Watch on YouTube
February 3, 2022: Zoë Goehring / Cave Paper (Tucson, AZ) Watch on YouTube
January 6, 2022: Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder (San Antonio, TX) Watch on Youtube
December 2, 2021: Mary Uthuppuru / Spring Leaf Press / Colophon Book Arts Supply (Bloomington, IN )Watch on YouTube
November 4, 2021: Jerushia Graham (Atlanta, GA) Watch on YouTube
October 7, 2021: Islam Aly (Cairo, Egypt) Watch on YouTube
September 2, 2021: Sarah Bryant :: Big Jump Press (Tuscaloosa, AL) Watch on YouTube
August 5, 2021: Don Rash :: Boss Dog Press :: School for Formal Bookbinding (Plains, PA) Watch on YouTube
July 1, 2021: Emily Martin (Iowa City, IA) Watch on YouTube
Past Shelter in Studio Tours, May 2020 - June 2021
June 24, 2021: Kala Art Institute (Berkeley, CA) Watch on YouTube
June 17, 2021: Cheryl Derricotte (San Francisco, CA) Watch on YouTube
June 10, 2021: Alan Dye :: Noble Impressions (San Francisco, CA) Watch on YouTube
June 3, 2021: Mary V. Marsh :: Quite Contrary Press (Oakland, CA) Watch on YouTube
May 27, 2021: Meryl Macklin (San Francisco, CA) Watch on YouTube
May 20, 2021: Samuel Feinstein (Chicago, IL) Watch on YouTube
May 13, 2021: Clifton Meador (Cove Creek, NC) Watch on YouTube
May 6, 2021: John Risseeuw :: Cabbagehead Press (Tempe, AZ) Watch on YouTube
April 29, 2021: Rea Lynn de Guzman (Burlingame, CA) Watch on YouTube
April 22, 2021: Nikki Thompson :: Deconstructed Artichoke Press (Sacramento, CA) Watch on YouTube
April 15, 2021: Meri Brin :: Fixated Press (Oakland, CA) Watch on YouTube
April 8, 2021: WORK/PLAY (St. Louis, MO - East Saint Louis, IL) Watch on YouTube
April 1, 2021: The Studio is Right! Watch on YouTube
March 25, 2021: Solange Roberdeau (Elk, CA) Watch on YouTube
March 18, 2021: Inge Bruggeman (Reno, NV) Watch on YouTube
March 11, 2021: Andie Thrams (Coloma, CA) Watch on YouTube
March 4, 2021: Joel Benson :: Dependable Letterpress (Vallejo, CA) Watch on YouTube
February 25, 2021: Bryan Kring :: Kring Design Studio (Oakland, CA) Watch on YouTube
February 18, 2021: Brien Beidler :: Beidler Made (Bloomington, IN) Watch on YouTube
February 11, 2021: Jessica Spring :: Springtide Press (Tacoma, WA) Watch on YouTube
February 4, 2021: Stephanie Jucker (San Rafael, CA) Watch on YouTube
January 28, 2021: Nina Eve Zeininger :: Neon Sprinkles Studio (San Francisco, CA) Watch on YouTube
January 21, 2021: Matt Runkle (Cottage Grove, OR) No video is available, our apologies
January 14, 2021: Mark Sarigianis :: The Prototype Press (Southern Maryland) Watch on YouTube
January 7, 2021: Luz Marina Ruiz (San Francisco, CA) Watch on YouTube
December 17, 2020: Karen Hanmer :: book artist and instructor (Glenview, IL) Watch on YouTube
December 10, 2020: Julie Chen :: Flying Fish Press (Berkeley, CA) Watch on YouTube
December 3, 2020: Kitty Maryatt :: Two Hands Press (Playa Vista, CA) Watch on YouTube
November 19, 2020: PromptPress with Jennifer Colville, Alexandra Janezic and Elizabeth Munger (Iowa City, IA) Watch on YouTube
November 12, 2020: James Tucker :: The Aesthetic Union letterpress shop (SF, CA) Watch on YouTube
November 5, 2020: Rhiannon Alpers :: letterpress printer / book artist (SF, CA) Watch on YouTube
October 29, 2020: Grendl Löfkvist :: Letterpress printer and calligrapher (Oakland, CA) Watch on YouTube
October 22, 2020: John Sullivan :: Logos Graphics papermaking studio (SF, CA) Watch on YouTube
October 15, 2020: Shawn Sheehy :: Paper engineer (Chicago, IL) Watch on Youtube
October 8, 2020: Rebecca Chamlee :: Pie in the Sky Press (Simi Valley, CA) Watch on Youtube
October 1, 2020: Jose Ramirez Calamateo :: Nebula at Side Project Studio (San Francisco, CA) Watch on YouTube
September 24, 2020: Roadworks 2020 Preview at SFCB with Chad and Jennie
September 17, 2020: C.K.Itamura :: Peach Farm Studio (Santa Rosa, CA) Watch on Youtube
September 10, 2020: Roadworks 2020 artist Eric Rewitzer :: 3 Fish Studios (Plymouth, CA) Watch on YouTube
September 3, 2020: Megan Gibes :: Arion Press bindery (San Francisco, CA) Watch on YouTube
August 27, 2020: Li Jiang :: Lemoncheese Press (Berkeley, CA) Watch on YouTube
August 20, 2020: Norman Clayton :: Classic Letterpress (Ojai, CA) Watch on YouTube
August 13, 2020: Mary Mortimer at the Compound Gallery (Oakland, CA) Watch on YouTube
August 6, 2020: John DeMerritt :: John DeMerritt Bookbinding (Emeryville, CA) Watch on YouTube
July 30, 2020: Mary Risala Laird :: Quelquefois Press (Berkeley, CA) Watch on YouTube
July 23, 2020: Coleen Curry :: design bookbinder (Muir Beach, CA) Watch on YouTube
July 16, 2020: Blake Riley & Jeff Raymond :: Arion Press pressroom (SF, CA) Watch on YouTube
July 9, 2020: Thea Sizemore :: Kavamore Press (Berkeley, CA) Watch on YouTube
July 2, 2020: Michelle Wilson :: papermaker and artist (Oakland, CA) Watch on YouTube
June 25, 2020: Brian Ferrett :: M&H Type Foundry at Arion Press (SF, CA) Watch on YouTube
June 18, 2020: Macy Chadwick :: In Cahoots Residency (Petaluma, CA) Watch on YouTube
June 11, 2020: Andy Rottner :: Super Classy Publishing (Vallejo, CA) Watch on YouTube
June 4, 2020: Juliayn Coleman :: Book Island Bindery (Oakland, CA) Watch on YouTube
May 28, 2020: Pietro Accardi :: Accardi Book Arts (Gardnerville, NV) Watch on YouTube
May 21, 2020: Jennie Hinchcliff :: Red Letter Day (SF, CA) Watch on Youtube
May 14, 2020: Chad Johnson (El Cerrito, CA) Watch on YouTube