Gift tags are a quick way to embellish the wrapping of a present or send a quick message to a friend. Why not get fancy and make some letterpress gift tags for the upcoming season of gift giving?

In this workshop, work with SFCB's collection of lead and wood type, and dingbats to create a small collection of gift tags ready for use. Workshop participants will work on tabletop platen presses which are known for their ability to hand smaller size pieces of paper. Working in small teams, class participants will create lists of works and designs to be printed on the presses and everyone will leave with 20 - 30 gift tags. In this class, participants will work with factory-made gift tags as well as experiment with turning smaller papers into gift tags to broaden the range of possibilities.

While the basics of platen press operation will be discussed, this workshop does not qualify students to rent time on the presses. 

Materials to Bring: Pencil and paper for note taking, list of words to print on gift tags.

Workshop Fee (includes $15 materials fee): $70.00

Date & Time: Friday, November 16, 2018 :: 6:30-9:30pm

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

Note: Please read over 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 | Nina Eve Zeininger

Nina Eve Zeininger has been obsessed with books since before she could read when she received Harold and the Purple Crayon as a child. While earning her BFA in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute, she took as many book and printmaking classes as possible and after graduating completed the Bookbinding Certificate program at the San Francisco Center for the Book. She now spends her time teaching book arts workshops throughout California, making and selling her printed and bookish wares, and playing fetch with her cats. You can view her work on her website ninaevezeininger.com and at her Etsy store neon sprinkles studio and follow her activities on her blog: Things I Make and Find.

Past Student Reviews:

“Nina has the knowledge, personality and passion to be teaching this class." 

“Nina is an excellent instructor...patient, fun, knowledgeable and a great communicator.”

“It was a great introduction to Letterpress! Nina was super helpful and it was a good mix of information and hands on work.”