Specialties
Your source for beautifully curated original art and gifts, Starfangled Press represents a growing list of exceptional women artists working with woodcut, etching, screenprint, lithography, and letterpress.
History
Established in 2015.
Starfangled Press was founded in 2015 with the idea that original contemporary art makes everyone's life better, and the belief that it should not only be found in museums and high-end galleries. We want original art to be present in the everyday life of everyday people just like us! That's why at Starfangled Press we strive to create and promote exceptional original art from independent artists at affordable prices.
In early 2016 Starfangled Press found our home on West Jordan Street in downtown Brevard, NC where we hope to continue to serve our community for many years to come.
Meet the Business Owner: Kristen N.
Kristen Necessary is an artist-printmaker slinging ink at Starfangled Press in Brevard, North Carolina, USA. Inspired by her life in the mountains of Central Appalachia and rooted in the creation of handmade original art prints, her artwork is heavily influenced by the techniques of traditional printmaking such as woodcut, etching, screenprint, and letterpress.
She fell in love with printmaking while earning a BFA in Painting & Printmaking with a double major in Art History in 2008. After that, she studied at The University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa earning an MFA in Art with a major in Printmaking in 2011.
From 2012 - 2013, Kristen served as the co-founder and Director of Zenzic Press (now the Iowa City Press Co-op) a project of the 501(c)3 arts non-profit Public Space One, and the sole open-access community print shop in Iowa City, Iowa. She left Zenzic Press upon relocating to Brevard, North Carolina in a severe bout of mountain homesickness.