Cylinder Core Certificate Program

The handfed cylinder proof press, also known as the Vandercook press, has a special place in both print history and in teaching book arts. Immediate and accessible, yet nuanced and specific, it is the press that introduced many of us to letterpress. The four class Cylinder Core Certificate Program allows students to move quickly through the press basics while also addressing relief printing in general. Students who finish the four core classes are qualified to rent press time as well as move on to more advanced classes and techniques. Click here to learn more about the Core Certification Program and find out how you receive a discount.

Cylinder Core 4 – Digital into Analog

Bring digital back into analog in this final core course and learn to print from photopolymer plates. Apply your letterpress skills to artwork created digitally to make fantastic plates for printing. Walk away with a stack of greeting cards printed from polymer plates.

Competencies Gained:

• Builds on skills from Cylinder Core 1, 2 and 3

• Knowledge:

  • Introduction to polymer plate printing

  • Knowledge of various polymer plate bases and benefits/costs of each one

• Skills

  • Build on press setup skills

  • Build on ink mixing skills

  • Develop press cleanup speed

• Equipment

  • Increased familiarity with running the cylinder (Vandercook) press

Materials to Bring: None

Prerequisite: Cylinder Core 1, 2, 3

Workshop Fee: $200

Date & Time: Wednesday, December 17 & Thursday, December 18, 2014 :: 6:30pm-10pm

Location: This workshop will take place at 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Note: Please read the SFCB Registration Policies before signing up for a class 

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP.

About the Instructor | Leigh McLellan

Leigh McLellan has been printing letterpress since 1974. Her work is widely exhibited and collected by many libraries and individuals. She has taught letterpress printing, bookbinding, decorated papers and typography at Mills College, CCAC and elsewhere.

Past Student Reviews

"Leigh was a fantastic instructor with valuable personal experience!"

"Outstading instructor."

"Leigh was a really great instructor and I would love to take another class with her."

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