Flash Flood Print-Tulsa, OK

After Texas, my next stop was Tulsa, Oklahoma! While I was at the Baltimore Print Studios a few weeks ago, Kyle had recommended that I check out this super rad silkscreen shop on my way to St. Louis called Flash Flood Print. I met with one of the co-owners, May Yang, and she introduced me to Nick Nold, the other owner of Flash Flood. Although they had started FF in 2012, the studio that I visited was at their brand new location and it was gorgeous! They had renovated the entire space and it was fully equipped for production as they were printing up a new job while I was there. They do mainly commercial printing, and print a variety of goods for clients such as t-shirts and posters. They also design and print some of their own work that has been featured at community events and local shows around Tulsa. They have a 6 color carousel press and a handmade exposure unit, (basically made out of wood, a vacuum pump, UV tube lights, a vinyl sheet of plastic, and a metal silkscreen frame), both which were really awesome to see. What's great about Flash Flood is that May and Nick are working hard to introduce printmaking into the culture of Tulsa where right now it is very up and coming. People aren't super familiar with print, but Flash Flood is helping build a print community in Tulsa and helping to bring print into mainstream culture there. Flash Flood is definitely a front runner in printmaking in Tulsa and it was a great stop I was able to make while in Oklahoma. I can't wait to see what they do next!

http://flashfloodprint.com