Printing
Our printing curriculum is designed to introduce the fundamentals of letterpress printing, get you printing on your own and present recent technologies and alternative techniques for producing images and text on paper.
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| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: August 21, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: August 21, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Lisa Rappoport | Delve deeper into the complexities of printing on a Chandler and Price platen press. Learn how to tackle problems unique to the press while advancing your skills. |
Closed |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: August 28, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: August 28, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Lisa Rappoport | Print a collaborative, multi-color chapbook. Review registration, packing, roller height and all of the skills you'll need to come in and print on your own. |
Closed |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: August 31, 2010, 5:00 PM
End: August 31, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Once you've completed the requisite printing or binding workshops, come and rent time on the Center's presses or in the bindery during scheduled evening Open Print Studios. |
Closed |
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| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 4, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: September 4, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Maia de Raat | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Closed |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 7, 2010, 5:00 PM
End: September 7, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Pam DeLuco | Once you've completed the requisite printing or binding workshops, come and rent time on the Center's presses or in the bindery during scheduled evening Open Print Studios. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 10, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: September 10, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Mary Laird | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Wait-list |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 11, 2010, 11:00 AM
End: September 11, 2010, 3:00 PM
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Rik Olson | Create a linoleum block to be printed by a giant steamroller at the Center's annual Roadworks Steamroller event on September 19! |
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| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 12, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: September 12, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Michael Day | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Wait-list |
| Printing |
Sessions: 6
Start: September 13, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: October 18, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Leigh McLellan | Learn the basics of letterpress printing in this six-evening version of Letterpress 1 and 2. Great for beginner printers who are otherwise occupied during the day. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 16, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: September 16, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Maia de Raat | Wondering if Letterpress is right for you? Find out in this introductory class by printing your own personal stationery. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 18, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: September 18, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Lisa Rappoport | Advance your printing skills and learn two-color registration and the basics of press mechanics. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 21, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: September 21, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Maia de Raat | Modern printing meets antique presses - learn to make photopolymer plates, the modern equivalent of set lead type and the choice of most printers today. |
Wait-list |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 23, 2010, 5:00 PM
End: September 23, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Once you've completed the requisite printing or binding workshops, come and rent time on the Center's presses or in the bindery during scheduled evening Open Print Studios. |
Open |
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| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 24, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: September 24, 2010, 5:30 AM
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Lisa Rappoport | Learn to print on a press small enough to fit into your own studio. This workshop for beginners is ideal for those interested in printing greeting cards, invitations, business cards and all other tiny paper goodies. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 25, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: September 25, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Rhiannon Alpers | Say it loud! Say it proud! Wood type makes a bold printed statement. Learn how to express yourself with type big enough to match your personality in this version of Letterpress 2. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: September 26, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: September 26, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Mike Magee | Advance your printing and troubleshooting skills. Leave with the qualifications to rent time on the Center's four tabletop presses. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 1, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: October 1, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Maia de Raat | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 3, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: October 3, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Lisa Rappoport | Delve deeper into the complexities of printing on a Chandler and Price platen press. Learn how to tackle problems unique to the press while advancing your skills. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 7, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: October 7, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Mike Magee | A great workshop for beginners - learn the art of setting type and print your own business cards. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 2
Start: October 9, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: October 23, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Lisa Rappoport | Make it happen! Two meetings, two weeks, 50 books. Edit and design your own 24-page chapbook in this two-day workshop for writers and printers alike. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 10, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: October 10, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Macy Chadwick | Learn easy, versatile printmaking techniques using the Vandercook model press that will add life and dimension to your invitations, posters, and books. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 11, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: October 11, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Maia de Raat | Print a collaborative, multi-color chapbook. Review registration, packing, roller height and all of the skills you'll need to come in and print on your own. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 16, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: October 16, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Mary Laird | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 17, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: October 17, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Lisa Rappoport | Take your C&P printing to the next level: Learn to adjust the platen, raise the rails, change ink colors without washing up, use scoring matrix, achieve tight registration, and print on dampened paper. All the skills you'll need to rent press time on your own! |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 24, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: October 24, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Maia de Raat | Know any negligent borrowers? Claim those books as your own! Learn to make bookplates and be sure to recover your lent books with the quaint and customary use of decorative letterpress-printed bookplates. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 26, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: October 26, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Maia de Raat | Modern printing meets antique presses: learn to make photopolymer plates, the modern equivalent of set lead type and the medium of choice for most printers today. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 28, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: October 28, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Maia de Raat | Wondering if Letterpress is right for you? Find out in this introductory class by printing your own personal stationery. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 30, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: October 30, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Rik Olson | Learn the basics of linoleum-block design, carving, and printing. Led by master printer Rik Olson. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 2
Start: October 30, 2010, 10:00 AM
End: October 31, 2010, 5:00 PM
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Marsha Shaw | Learn the art of collograph printing - a process that combines a variety of materials, both 2-D and 3-D, to create a plate printable on an etching press. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: October 31, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: October 31, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Paula Gloistein | Advance your printing skills; learn two-color registration and the basics of press mechanics. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 3
Start: November 1, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: November 15, 2010, 9:30 PM
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Leigh McLellan | Create an edition of collaborative chapbooks and leave with the skills needed to rent time on the Center's presses. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: November 6, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: November 6, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Maia de Raat | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: November 7, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: November 7, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Mike Magee | Learn to print on a press small enough to fit into almost any studio. This workshop is ideal for beginners, especially those interested in printing cards and invitations. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 5
Start: November 8, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: November 12, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Mary Laird | Immerse yourself in five days of letterpress and leave with the knowledge and skills necessary to print on your own, in your own studio or here at the Center. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: November 13, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: November 13, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Mary Laird | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: November 14, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: November 14, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Lisa Rappoport | Advance your printing skills; learn two-color registration and the basics of press mechanics. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: November 16, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: November 16, 2010, 10:00 PM
|
Maia de Raat | Modern printing meets antique presses: learn to make photopolymer plates, the modern equivalent of set lead type and the medium of choice for most printers today. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 2
Start: November 17, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: November 21, 2010, 5:00 PM
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Maia de Raat | The ultimate in DIY greetings! In this two-part workshop, learn to carve linoleum and print a series of greeting cards to send to friends and family this holiday season. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: November 20, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: November 20, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Lisa Rappoport | Personalize your next cocktail party! Using the Center's vast collection of type and decorative ornaments, print an edition of 50 coasters of your own design. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 3
Start: November 30, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: December 2, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Lisa Rappoport | Produce a small edition of collaboratively designed and printed books using imagery, wood and metal types and your imagination. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: December 5, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: December 5, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Paula Gloistein | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: December 6, 2010, 11:00 AM
End: December 6, 2010, 5:00 PM
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Katherine Case | Just in time for the holidays! Produce an impressive pile of cards, postcards and envelopes in multiple colors while familiarizing yourself with much of the Center's equipment. Perfect workshop for beginner printers. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: December 7, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: December 7, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Maia de Raat | Create a wrapping paper as unique as the gift you're giving. Using the Center's vast wood type and dingbat collection, create original patterns and print them on the Center's presses. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 2
Start: December 9, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: December 18, 2010, 5:00 PM
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Lisa Rappoport | Learn the basics of letterpress printing and create a one-page poetry broadside. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 2
Start: December 10, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: December 11, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Rik Olson | Learn the basics of linoleum-block design and carving with master printer Rik Olson. Leave with a three-color, beautifully registered print. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 2
Start: December 11, 2010, 10:00 AM
End: December 12, 2010, 5:00 PM
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Jenny Robinson | Incorporate your drawing style into your printing. Create one-of-a-kind prints in this print workshop suitable for all skill levels. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: December 12, 2010, 9:30 AM
End: December 12, 2010, 5:30 PM
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Mary Laird | Learn the basics of letterpress printing. With a little history and lots of hands-on, you'll learn the ins-and-outs of operating an antique press. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: December 13, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: December 13, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Maia de Raat | Personalize your gift giving! Design and print gift tags using the Center's vast collection of wood and metal type and decorative ornaments. |
Open |
| Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: December 15, 2010, 6:30 PM
End: December 15, 2010, 10:00 PM
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Maia de Raat | Wondering if Letterpress is right for you? Find out in this introductory class by printing your own personal stationery. |
Open |