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 3 – Posterized

Develop your letterpress design skills and aesthetic while increasing your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition. Learn more about packing, roller height, and make-ready. Come ready to run an edition of your own small poster!

Competencies Gained:

• Builds on skills from Cylinder Core 1 and 2

• Knowledge:

  • Press mechanics and proper use of the press

  • Press/job setup

  • Proper cleanup

• Skills

  • Make-ready / packing

  • Setting gauge pins

  • Mixing ink

• Equipment

  • Increased familiarity with the cylinder (Vandercook) press

Materials to Bring: None

Prerequisite: Cylinder Core 1 & 2

Workshop Fee: $200

Date & Time: Sunday, November 9, 2014 :: 9:30am-5:30pm

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 | Lisa Rappoport

Lisa Rappoport publishes poetry broadsides and artists' books under the imprint Littoral Press. Since 1998 she has produced a series of broadsides by the poets who teach at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers; she has also printed poetry broadsides for Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Lights Books, Lyric Poetry Review, and many others (last but not least, the Poets Pulling Prints series of the SFCB). Her poetry has appeared in Five Fingers Review, Literal Latte, and elsewhere. She is the winner of the 1998 Icarus Poetry Competition and the recipient of a poetry residency at Centrum. Lisa has taught at the New College in San Francisco, at a middle school in Lafayette, and in her own studio. Her work has been displayed nationally and is in collections throughout the U.S.  You can visit her website at http://littoralpress.com

Past Student Reviews

"Lisa was a great teacher, very knowledgeable and able to answer or troubleshoot any question. I would definitely take one of her classes again."

"Excellent instructions, very patient, very helpful and knowledgeable. She had great solutions while we were troubleshooting. The class was a very good pace- I felt comfortable."

“Lisa is an extremely knowledgeable instructor who did a great job balancing lecture and hands on, as well as one-on-one.”

Customize Your Certificate Program :: Choose the Date of Your Next Class

Cylinder Core 4: Digital into Analog

Saturday, October 11, 2014 :: 9:30am-5:30pm with Paula Gloistein

Thursday, October 23, 2014 :: 9:30am-5:30pm with Mary Laird

Sunday, November 16, 2014 :: 9:30am-5:30pm with Thea Sizemore

Wednesday, December 10 & Thursday, December 11, 2014 :: 6:30pm-10pm with Leigh McLellan