Welcome to Buffalo Embossing. I am Dan Tabish, the owner of Buffalo Embossing, and I specialize in fine art embossing, tint, pigment and metallic foil stamping. I hope to provide individuals and collectors handmade art prints that are labor intensive in their production and unique in their three dimensional final result.

Artist's statement: why do I do this?

I have operated a custom and commercial letterpress and offset printing shop in Missoula, Montana since 1973. Since the arrival of the personal computer, the term "printer" has lost its association with a trade or craft, and now connotes a stylish bone colored box that sits on a desk beside a keyboard or monitor.

In 1980 I had to make the choice to either enter the new technology foot race or do the less obvious and go in the opposite direction. I have been fortunate to learn my craft from the "old timers" who have been generous and patient with me. I consider myself foremost a technician; the process and the final image constitute the art. I am committed to stamp, scratch my head, add heat, stamp again, stand back, add pressure, and stamp again. Counting the sheets I hand feed onto the press bed, I know I am still a printer or print maker and not a laser, bubble or ink jet. I sincerely hope you enjoy this process and its result. I will continue to add to this portfolio and update this site as new works become available.

Commissioned work is welcome.