Meet...Copiosity!

Dianne (left) and Cynthia in their office at Pyramid

Tucked in a light-filled office overlooking Ripley Street construction on Pyramid's second floor is Copiosity, a small publishing business. Headed by the duo of Dianne Harrison and Cynthia Clarke, the company will be producing a line of greeting products, business publishing and other small wares. 

Assessing the digital artwork.

Dianne and Cynthia became interested in the goings-on in the studio downstairs, specifically screenprinting and papermaking. They decided to print their own stationery as a way to learn the processes, and booked an introductory lesson with Screenprint Associate Marty Ittner. The first challenge was creating the digital print for making the screenprint stencil. The threesome adjusted the Illustrator file and were ready to print to acetate.

Franc assisted with transparency printing

In the opposite corner office sits Franc Rosario, keeper of the high end Epson printers. Fortunately, he was on hand to output the files. Then it was time to hit the darkroom and screenprint studio. Cynthia and Dianne were open to experimentation, including a split fountain and powdered pigments. Both proved to be problematic. So the pair returned to Screenprint Society to try again. This time, they were more experienced and ready to print in straight colors, including their beautiful green. They left with prints in hand, and will be back to print the second color.

Smiles at Screenprint Society.