Introduction to Foil Stamping

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August 8th, 2016 6:30 PM

  • Instructor: Lara Durback
  • Workshop Type: Printing, Arts
  • Workshop Status: Open
  • Workshop Start: August 8th, 2016 6:30 PM
  • Workshop End: August 8th, 2016 9:30 PM
  • Sessions: 1

Learn about the history of foil stamping in this three-hour introductory workshop. Hot stamp brass type and ornaments on leather, board, and paper. Bind simple pamphlet-stitch notebooks as a group. Learn resources for finding affordable and repurposed supplies to foil stamp on, and bring your own scraps to foil stamp. The class will troubleshoot what materials will work and what won't work. Expect to bring home some printed greeting cards or another hand-stamped object, if you feel so inspired!

This is a great workshop for scrapbookers and crafters looking to expand their skills as well as print and book artists. Learn how versatile this machine is for many artistic endeavors. 


Materials to Bring: None.

Workshop + Materials Fee: $65.00

Date & Time: Monday, August 8, 2016 :: 6:30-9:30pm

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

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


About the Instructor | Lara Durback

Lara Durback teaches letterpress classes that integrate the use of foraged materials at the San Francisco Center for the Book. She has worked as the Studio Director of the Book Art Studio at Mills College. She especially enjoys fixing Vandercooks. Lara taught a letterpress course at Naropa University's Summer Writing Program, and gave a talk on printing at SFMOMA's Shop Talk series. You can see her printing and/or writing work in Drift MagazineMrs. MaybeBombay Gin, the UK journal Hi Zero, and The Artist's Book Yearbook 2012-13Tripwire, and her archiving work at www.deepoakland.org(link is external). In 2013, with designer Andrew Kenower, she produced the letterpress publication Field WorkPoems on the Occasion of Mark diSuvero at Crissy Field for SFMOMA. 


Past Student Reviews:

 "This was a wonderful workshop! Thank you for sponsoring it, and thank you, Lara, for facilitating."

"Lara was a great resource and a great teacher."

"Lara is a wonderful teacher and was very attentive to our class needs.”