THE PRIVATE POLYMER PLATE WORKSHOP:
A technology mash-up: 21st century meets 15th century in this private tutorial. This workshop is for people who have a focused project in mind; such as posters, business cards, invitations, or artwork. I’ll walk you through the pre-press process of digitally setting up your two color job. Once you have plates created, you’ll print your design on my Vandercook No.4 letterpress, which you will learn to operate and clean. Proficiency with a vector graphics computer program is encouraged but no printmaking experience is necessary. more info
class limit: private workshop
hours: 4 press hours, plus one pre-press consultation hour.
edition: dependent on project
date: open and flexible
where: Austin, Texas (The Highlands neighborhood)
cost:$250
INTRO TO WOOD AND METAL TYPE | GROUP CLASS:
This project based workshop focuses on: hand setting type, layout and registration (transferring your design upside down and backwards), proper printing techniques, how to clean and operate a letterpress, printing in multiple colors, and other tricks of the trade.
The focus of this winter’s letterpress project is book cover art. Everyone will bring a paperback of choice and redesign (and rebind) it using type and image cuts from my collection. This will be a trade edition, everyone will get a print of each participant’s letterpress cover.
class limit: 4
date and times:
Wednesday Evenings, 6pm-9pm, January 18-February 8
4 classes
cost: $250
