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.

Workshops: Printing
Type Title Instructor Summary Status
Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 9:00 PM
Chad Johnson

The Iron Hand Press is a workhorse from the nineteenth century; this class covers an overview of the practices and principals of doing edition work on this venerable printing press.

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Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, March 21, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, March 21, 2024, 9:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

Learn how to properly maintain a hand-fed Cylinder Proof Press, as well as how to adjust it so that it prints beautifully.

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Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, March 23, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, March 23, 2024, 5:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster!

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Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, March 24, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, March 24, 2024, 5:30 PM
Brian Ferrett

Learn to build decorative letterpress borders and embellishments.

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Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 6, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 6, 2024, 5:30 PM
Paula Gloistein

Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates.

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Printing
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, April 18, 2024, 9:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

Discover how to dampen paper, use bearers, and finesse rubber-and oil-based inks on Cylinder and Jobbing Platen Presses for better ink coverage and control.

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Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 5:30 PM
Brian Ferrett

Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates.

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Printing Core Curriculum
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 28, 2024, 5:30 PM
Alan Hillesheim

Now that you've completed the Cylinder Core series, you can become certified on the Jobbing Platen, a true workhorse of the letterpress printing world. Learn the ins-and-outs of this press that's great for large editions.

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