About — Addie Best studio

✶ A b o u t ✶

Hello there! My name is Addie. I live in Midcoast Maine in the sweetest and slightly decrepit little victorian cottage that holds my whole heart. I work full time making prints and in my spare time I’m busy restoring this old house or knitting or napping. I started selling prints in earnest in 2019 and feel mighty lucky that this little business continues to fully supports me. Thank you.

I have a BFA in printmaking from RISD but/and I firmly believe that you don’t need a degree to be a full time artist ; )

I print all my prints on a vandercook no 4. It is my pride and joy and fosters within me a tremendous love for old machinery that nearly rivals my love for big fluffy dogs.

Also a part of this tiny operation are two sweetest part time employees who help keep things on track around here: Isa packs almost all the orders, cuts linen for patches, and gets patreon envelopes out the door. Mia prints nearly every single patch that passes through these parts and can sometimes be found addressing envelopes. And dear Ellen helps me answer emails once a week cause otherwise I’d drown in them. Thanks sweet friends, couldn’t do it without you!

If you’d like to support me outside of my shop or following me on social media, be sure to check out my Patreon—and a special thanks to all my patrons for keeping me goin’! Mighty grateful for all you folks.