The Story of our November 2023 Calendar Image
This month’s image was made my Your’s Truly, Crispina ffrench. My sister Sofia, and I run The Dolphin Studio and carry on the creative legacy left for us by our parents. The 2023 November ima...
Introducing Dolphin Studio Printshop Give-Aways!
This month (November 2023) we are hosting the first of a series of Give-Aways from our Silkscreen Print Shop in the Berkshire Hills of Western MA. We figured that November is a great time to stock...
The New York Times has included our award-winning calendar in their 2023 holiday gift guide! Woooo Whoooo! Sending out high-fives all around! We are very grateful to be super busy shipping calen...
Pt IV - Make our Family Tradition YOURS
One of the most unexpected and awesome things that has developed over the last 51 years is that our calendar has become a family tradition for our loyal customers located all over the world. Ther...
Pt III - From Our Print Table to Your Home...
The third video in our ‘2021 video shorts’ series, printers take center stage walking through the calendar compiling process here at The Dolphin Studio, from our print table to your home. We wal...
Pt II - The Dolphin Studio, a (ffrench) Family Affair
The Dolphin Studio is actually a legacy left to us by our parents (or grandparents - depending) John and Primm ffrench. They founded the business in 1970 to augment their public school art teach...
Pt I - How We Do What We Do (Silkscreen Printing)
It is not uncommon for a customer (even ones who have been around a long time) to be bowled over by the fact that our calendars are hand-printed with an old-school method called silkscreen printi...
Everybody Needs A Little Time To Unwind
Hey All! It’s been an interesting week here at the studio as we all cycle through our vacation time. Initially just missing Lucy, Kerry and Lily will be absent and at the beach this week as well (...
We're Basically The Brady Bunch
Hey All! I’d like to start today by thanking those who emailed Lily last week! It was wonderful to be able to hear all of your thoughts and suggestions, and to show you all how thankful we are we’...
With a new calendar came a new horizon for the Dolphin Studio. With our sights set on growth, the team has taken on a variety of new responsibilities. Running a third generation family business is...
The studio was a madhouse this week! Every member of the team bounced around from task to task, but never skipped a beat. Ink was mixed, transparencies were made, screens were shot, and prints wer...
If Tables Have Legs Then Why Can't They Move Themselves??
This week was a wild one! As we move into June and get ready to print at full capacity, our studio has to adjust accordingly. From organizing what we have for supplies to ordering more, we do it a...