50 years of Handpulled Prints
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The Annual Calendar
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Handmade Cards, Kitchen Towels, Totes, Stickers, Journals, Calendars & More!

Greeting Cards
Folded greeting cards available individually or in packs with co-ordinating envelopes.

THE ARCHIVE
Commemorate a special day from years past with monthly images date back to the 1970s.
ABOUT US

A little history
Founded in 1970 by the local high school art teachers John and Primm ffrench to augment their salaries and enable summer travels to John's home in Co. Galway Ireland.
The Dolphin Studio brought the family together through making. Since the very beginning each family member designed a month of the annual calendar.

WHO's In Charge
Today, Crispina ffrench and Sofia Hughes, sisters and daughters of Primm and John run The Dolphin Studio.
Crispina manages the printshop, new product development, wholesale and custom work. On the side she upcycles textiles inspiring conscious consumption and accessible creativity.
Sofia heads up our marketing, customer service, and business development. She has been teaching kindergarten for 27 years!

MEET THE TEAM
Our print team makes our production possible. Each summer we employ a couple of hardworking young people interested in learning our process who fit our vibe.
We have been blessed with two year round employees who have become master printers. Kerry Bates is our paper genie and production princess. Johnny Ringer holds down the cyber end of things and translates hand drawn art to digital files.
Blog posts

In the early months of the year, before calendar printing becomes all-encompassing - we get to play in the printshop. I have been having a great time drawing our Print Club images and using an arr...

Here they are! April 2025's screensavers ~ err WALLPAPER using our monthly Dolphin Studio calendar images to pretty-up your phone, desktop computer, laptop and/or tablet. PLEASE NOTE - THE IMAGE A...

The month of March was designed by me, myself, and I. The image represents lightbulbs, each unique from the others. Their filaments add a touch of intricate detail. I chose this image for March bec...
Testimonials
Cara R.
“I love love love the family Calendar! Artwork is wonderful, print quality is exceptional, family story is on point, creativity is off the hook.”
Morgan
“Annual Christmas gift for my artsy and whimsical SIL. It never fails to give us something to look forward to all year long! She sends me a picture of the design each month and we just enjoy the beauty of it. Thanks for such a foolproof gift she adores!”
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“I love love love the family Calendar! Artwork is wonderful, print quality is exceptional, family story is on point, creativity is off the hook.”