About

Burning Bones press

About

Burning Bones Press is a printmaking studio which collaborates with artists to produce limited editions of original etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, screenprints and monoprints.  The studio also does contract, collaborative printing for other publishers, dealers, artists, and institutions. Burning Bones Press is available as a monthly membership for experienced printmakers.  In addition, Burning Bones Press offers workshops for the general public in screenprinting, lithography, relief, monoprints and more.

The Founders

Patrick Masterson

Artist and Master Printer, Patrick Masterson teaches printmaking at the University of Houston.  Masterson previously served as Instructor of Printmaking at The Glassell School of Art, Master Printer at Mad Cap Press in Houston, as well as Master Printer at Flatbed Press in Austin, where he worked with artists such as James Surls, Luis Jimenez, Dan Rizzie, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Francesca Fuchs and others.  His work has been collected by the Whitney Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Carlos Hernandez

The work of Houston-based serigraphy artist Carlos Hernandez has been featured in the 2011 Communication Arts Typography annual, the 2011 & 2012 Communication Arts Illustration annual and was also recently published in the 2012 book Mexican Graphics by Korero Books-UK.  He has designed and printed gig posters for such artists as The Kills, Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon, Santana, and more. Most recently, he was selected as the official poster artist to design the commemorative poster for the 2013 Austin City Limits Music Festival.