Workshop Fee (includes materials fee): $120
Scholarships available; click here to apply.

This is an in-person workshop. As of January 2023, masks are strongly encouraged but not required, unless otherwise indicated. 

If you attended our Roadworks Steamroller Printing Festival in September, chances are you took a spin on one of our small-format tabletop presses to print your own book cover. Here's your chance to spend a few hours learning how these diminutive little guys work, and to print your own vintage-inspired postcards.

The instructor will supply postcard blanks pre-printed with a charming postcard back (see photo). Students will delve into SFCB's drawers of type and cuts to design their own simple image to print on the front. Students will come away from class with an introductory understanding of letterpress and relief printing, small format printing and its limits, and a small stack of their own postcards (plus others, if classmates wish to share)!

An excellent class for those curious about letterpress in general, and tabletop presses in particular. 

 >> Prerequisite: None <<

Materials to Bring: None. All tools and materials will be provided.

Date & Time: Sunday, April 2, 2023 :: 12-5pm

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 three days prior to the start date of the workshop to allow the instructor time to prep materials for class. 
 

About the Instructor | Brian Ferrett (he/him)

Brian has a printing degree from MATC and worked in offset web and screen printing. In 2008 he joined M&H Type as a typecasting apprentice under Lewis Mitchell. These days he co-manages M&H's daily operations, maintains the historic casting machines and presses, casts type and prints for the various Arion Press publications. Brian is a member of the Northern California chapter of the American Printing History Association, the American Typecaster Fellowship, and volunteers with San Francisco Public Library's annual Valentine’s Day broadside event. In his spare time he plays around with his Vandercook 219AB, C&P New Style 10x15, and his two Kelseys.

Past Student Reviews:

“Brian was great and I would take a class with him again."

“Brian was fantastic. I tend to ask a lot of questions and Brian was understanding and willing to answer all of them! Brian set a nice pace of the class, supported each student with the process while still allowing them to experience the process."