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Type | Title | Instructor | Summary | Status |
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Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Rik Olson |
Print illustrations like it's 1789! Learn to engrave a wood block for reproduction via letterpress or hand inking. |
Open |
Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 3:00 PM |
Patricia Wakida |
Learn the basics of carving and printing designs from linoleum blocks. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 12, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 12, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Gino Robair |
Looking to expand your letterpress skills? In this class, we will explore improvisatory ways of creating multicolor prints on the Vandercook without locking up typeforms on the press bed. |
Wait-list |
Printing Core Curriculum |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 24, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 25, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Now that you've completed the Cylinder Core series, you can become certified on the Jobbing Platen, a true workhorse of the letterpress printing world. Learn the ins-and-outs of this press that's great for large editions. |
Wait-list |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Thea Sizemore |
Scholarship available! Experiment with Sintra, a foam board that can be carved into with speed and ease yet yields printed results that are similar to that of lino or wood cuts. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, July 20, 2024, 12:00 PM
End: Saturday, July 20, 2024, 5:00 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
Learn to print your own charming postcards on our small-format tabletop presses. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Lisa Rappoport |
Scholarship available! Create a letterpress printed one page wonder! Students will design and print an edition of one-page folded books while learning to set type and print on a cylinder press. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 4, 2024, 12:00 PM
End: Sunday, August 4, 2024, 5:00 PM |
Thea Sizemore |
Go wicked old school - combine everyone's favorite plastic building blocks with the historic art of letterpress printing in this exciting printmaking technique. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 28, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Now that you've completed the Cylinder Core series, you can become certified on the Jobbing Platen, a true workhorse of the letterpress printing world. Learn the ins-and-outs of this press that's great for large editions. |
Wait-list |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, May 16, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, May 16, 2024, 9:30 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Wait-list |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, June 13, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, June 13, 2024, 9:30 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 9:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 8, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, August 8, 2024, 9:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Scholarship available! Dig in to the tradition and history of letterpress printing and get your hands dirty. Learn about the process and practice of setting type while printing your own cards. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 25, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 25, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Scholarship available! |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 2, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 2, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
Build your letterpress skills: learn advanced justification, typesetting, and composition. Put it all together to print a broadside of your own design. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Paula Gloistein |
Build your letterpress skills: learn advanced justification, typesetting, and composition. Put it all together to print a broadside of your own design. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster! |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 21, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 21, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Lisa Rappoport |
Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster! |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 10, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, August 10, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Paula Gloistein |
Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 4
Start: Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, May 24, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Thea Sizemore |
The four class Cylinder Core Certificate Program allows students to quickly learn letterpress basics and become certified to rent studio time. |
Wait-list |
Binding, Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 22, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Chad Johnson |
This in-depth introduction to paper cutting will help you understand what to buy (and how much!) as well as how to plan for and safely trim your paper. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 12:30 PM
End: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 4:30 PM |
Elaine Chu |
Scholarship available! Learn how to construct a unique hardcover journal with lay-flat pages, perfect for note-taking or sketching. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 19, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 19, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
Scholarship available! In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, July 20, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, July 20, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
This course will introduce the student familiar with bookbinding to key practices within basic book repair. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 8, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 8, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Scholarship available! This introduction to leatherwork for bookbinding covers the tools and techniques commonly used in leather bookbinding today. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Scholarship available! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, May 4, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 5, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Coleen Curry |
A radically modern binding, the Pianel uses brass rods as piano hinges to create a structural and visual feature while allowing the binding to open beautifully. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 16, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 16, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Brian Lieske |
Working from pre-cut materials, students will learn three simple enclosures: Folded Paper Portfolio, Phased Box & Slipcase. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, June 29, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 30, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
Scholarship available! A strong, durable book made from quality materials, appropriate for beginning bookbinders. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Michelle Sarjeant |
Learn several simple techniques to repair your hardcover clothbound books, including mending tears, rebuilding missing board, and sharpening corners. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 12, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 12, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 6
Start: Tuesday, July 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Dominic Riley |
A legendary structure, the fire-proof box is the ultimate in Victorian bookbinding craftsmanship. This box structure is strong, functional and elegant. A rare treat, this box is not often made except for special books. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, July 6, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 7, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
A clamshell box that doesn't need a press, how can it be true? This clever take on the standard clamshell box can be easily reproduced at home. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, August 5, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 9, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
This style, also known as Ledger Binding, is the quintessential Victorian book structure. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
This is a great book structure for beginning bookbinders who want to display their work in a beautiful, hand-made book. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, July 29, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 2, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
Experience the pleasure of working with beautiful calfskin and learn the fundamentals of decorative blind tooled covers. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 4, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
The traditional method of binding books in Ethiopia survived relatively unchanged for over a thousand years. Learn this binding style and leave with a versatile book that lies flat when opened. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, July 13, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
This class is highly recommended as an introduction to bookbinding with leather. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, April 27, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 28, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, April 28, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, April 28, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Juliayn Coleman |
Take a paperback book and transform it into something more durable! |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Madison Gordon |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, June 20, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, June 20, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Hanna Rashidi |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, July 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, July 25, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Hanna Rashidi |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Monday, May 6, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Monday, May 6, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Brian Lieske |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Madison Gordon |
This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 19, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, May 19, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Nina Zeininger |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Madison Gordon |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Nina Zeininger |
In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 21, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 21, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Nina Zeininger |
In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 10, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 11, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Beth Redmond |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 24, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 25, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, June 24, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, June 28, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Thursday, May 9, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, May 23, 2024, 9:30 PM |
Billy Ola Hutchinson |
Hand lettering for all, even those with the shakiest of handwriting! Ease into the art of calligraphy with this beginning class in penmanship, letter formation, layout techniques, and calligraphic processes and materials. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 25, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, May 25, 2024, 5:00 PM |
Leigh Mclellan |
Scholarship available! Colorful and fun, this method of decorating paper is easy to learn and the papers created can be used for many purposes. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 2, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 2, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Spend a day creating your own fun and versatile box that can be used as a shadow display box or a traditional puzzle box with beads. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 11:00 AM
End: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 4:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Create a multidimensional book using interlocking accordions and a piano-hinge fastening. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 11:00 AM
End: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 4:00 PM |
Stephanie Jucker |
Create a 3D pop-up architectural scene with a few simple cuts and folds. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 3
Start: Thursday, June 6, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, June 20, 2024, 9:30 PM |
Billy Ola Hutchinson |
Pick up where you left off in Hand Lettering with Billy Ola Hutchinson's twist on Copperplate/Spencerian! |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Courtney Cerruti |
Learn how create depth and dimension in your work using image transfer techniques. Work with found imagery to transfer onto paper, fabric, wood, and more. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, June 9, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, June 9, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
Scholarship available! This extension of our popular Introduction to Western Marbling workshop will help students take their marbling skills to the next level as they learn to marble on fabric that can be used for covering books and boxes. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Friday, June 7, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Friday, June 7, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Jennie Hinchcliff |
Scholarship available! Students will be guided through the basics of creating faux postage (a.k.a “artist stamps”) using a variety of different mixed media techniques. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, July 6, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 7, 2024, 4:00 PM |
Dorothy Yuki |
Explore the possibilities of making prints from flowers, plants, and other materials found in nature in this two-day workshop. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Saturday, June 1, 2024, 5:00 PM |
Dorothy Yuki |
Scholarship available! Embroidery on paper? YES! Embellish photos, postcards, and more with thread and stitches. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, August 12, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 16, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
During this comprehensive marbling class, students will gain an overview of western marbling techniques creating works on paper and textiles with an eye to patterns and color theory. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, July 13, 2024, 10:00 AM
End: Saturday, July 13, 2024, 4:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Pop-ups are fun. And when they are small they are extra special! |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 4, 2024, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, August 4, 2024, 4:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Also known as ‘shepherd’s purse' or ‘explosion page’ and often used commercially for tourist maps, the Turkish map fold and other variants are interesting and impactful features to add to a binding. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 5:00 PM |
Kate Laster |
Learn about the tender art of subtractive drawing that is papercut! What happens when we make images with razor sharp sweetness? |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 7:30 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session - now on Thursdays! |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, June 6, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, June 6, 2024, 7:30 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session - now on Thursdays! |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, July 11, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, July 11, 2024, 7:30 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session - now on Thursdays! |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 1, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, August 1, 2024, 7:30 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Molly Meng |
Book boxes are infused with an air of mystery... learn how to make your own magical repository. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, May 5, 2024, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, May 5, 2024, 4:00 PM |
Bettina Pauly |
Is your pasta machine taking up too much space in the kitchen? Move it to your studio instead and learn how to use it for printing small dry-point prints. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, June 8, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, June 8, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
In this introductory class, student will gain a basic understanding of the history, techniques, tools, and styles of European marbling. |
Open |