Learn to print on Kelsey and C&P Pilot tabletop platen presses. Far smaller than a Vandercook, these clamshell-style presses are great for printing cards or small invitations. Unlike Vandercook cylinder presses, they are capable of printing on oddly shaped papers as well as those of unusual thickness, such as coasters.

Topics covered include typesetting, locking up the chase, handling registration, and printing edition work.

In Letterpress Core: Tabletop Platen Presses, students will learn how to pack the press, set the paper guides, use photopolymer plates, and clean and maintain the press.

This workshop qualifies participants to rent time on SFCB’s tabletop platen presses.

Materials to bring: None

Workshop + Materials Fee: $350

Date & Time: Wednesdays, June 11, 18, 25, & July 2, 2014 | 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Location: 375 Rhode Island St, San Francisco, CA 94103

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

About the Instructor | Grendl Löfkvist

Grendl Löfkvist is an instructor in the Graphic Communications Department at City College of San Francisco, where she teaches typography and letterpress printing. She is also a press operator at Inkworks Press in Berkeley, a collectively owned, politically progressive offset printing company that serves the peace and social justice communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. Her interests include the study of printing as a subversive "Black Art," the role of women in printing, and the practice of Blackletter calligraphy. Grendl teaches courses in letterpress and linoleum block printing here at the San Francisco Center for the Book.

“Grendl is such a good teacher! Very patient and knowledgeable with great activities and projects”

“Loved the class! Grendl not only taught us how to use the presses  but also about troubleshooting, tools, and gave a great history lesson”

“I have taken many classes at SFCB over the years and in my opinion Grendl is one of the best teachers here! I learned so much”