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Block Print and Bind a Journal Cover Workshop
Design and print a journal cover with carved linoleum. Choose a paper color and print your carved image on our Vandercook press. Then bind the cover with 50 blank pages to create a wire-bound journal you can take and use. Limited to five participants ages 16 and up. View event for more details and registration.
Intro to Typesetting and Letterpress Workshop
Learn how to set a line of metal type by hand (a name or short phrase) and letterpress print on a platen press. Leave with a newfound appreciation for the craft, as well as a beautiful set of letterpress notecards and envelopes. Limited to three participants ages 18 and up. View event for more details and registration.
Letterpress Poster Design and Printing Workshop
Explore our unique collection of antique wood type and imagery to make your own posters. Learn how to plan your layout, lock-up type in the press and print five posters on our Vandercook SP15. Limited to two participants ages 18 and up. View event for more details and registration.
Linocut Art Printmaking Workshop
Carve an image on a 5 x 7 sheet of linoleum and print it on 8 x 10 cotton paper. Image guidelines and ideas will be shared prior to the workshop. We'll use an ink brayer and our Vandercook press for printing. Leave with up to five art prints suitable for framing. Limited to five participants ages 16 and up. View event for more details and registration.
Poetry Typesetting and Printing Workshop
Participants will set a short poem of their choosing, up to four or five lines, and letterpress print on cotton paper. Option to add an image with the poem. Pre-requisite: Intro to Typesetting and Letterpress with Nesja Press, or you have experience setting metal type by hand with a composing stick. Limited to three participants ages 18 and up. View event for more details and registration.
Block Print Greeting Cards Workshop
Enjoy a creative afternoon in our printing studio. Design and carve your own linoleum block. Select an ink color, hand bray your block and print 10 cards on our 1960s era Vandercook Press. Come with your own creative ideas, or use our reference images and examples to get started. Limited to five participants ages 16 and up. View event for more details and registration.
Intro to Typesetting & Letterpress, Nov. 23
Learn how to set metal type by hand and letterpress print on a platen press. Print 20 custom notecards on velvety cotton paper. Make them for yourself or as a gift for someone special! Limited to three participants ages 18 and up. View event for more details, and to register and pay.
Holiday Theme Block Printing, Nov. 2
Design and carve your own linoleum block with a holiday theme. Print 10 cards on our 1960s era Vandercook press. Limited to five participants ages 16 and up. View event for more details, and to register and pay.
Intro to Typesetting & Letterpress, Oct. 26
Learn how to set metal type by hand and letterpress print on a platen press. Print 20 custom notecards on velvety cotton paper. Make them for yourself or as a gift for someone special! Limited to three participants ages 18 and up. View event for more details, and to register and pay.
Wood Type Poster Printing for Two, Oct. 5
Got something on your mind that you want to express in a big way? Join Christy in her studio to print your own posters with beautiful, antique wood type. This workshop is for up to two participants, ages 18 and up. View event for more details, and to register and pay.
Wood Type Poster Printing for Two, Oct. 4
Got something on your mind that you want to express in a big way? Join Christy in her studio to print your own posters with beautiful, antique wood type. This workshop is for up to two participants, ages 18 and up. View event for more details, and to register and pay.
Fall Theme Block Printing, Sept. 14
Enjoy a creative afternoon in our printing studio. Design and carve your own linoleum block with an autumn theme. Then print 10 cards on our 1960s era Vandercook press. Limited to five participants ages 16 and up. View event for more details, and to register and pay.
Wood Type Poster Printing for Two, Sept. 7
Got something on your mind that you want to express in a big way? Grab a friend, partner or loved one and join Christy in her studio to print your own posters with antique wood type. Workshop is for two participants who plan to attend together (ages 18 and up). View event for more details, and to register and pay.
Wood Type Poster Printing for Two, Sept. 6
Got something on your mind that you want to express in a big way? Grab a friend, partner or loved one and join Christy in her studio to print your own posters with antique wood type. This workshop is for two participants who plan to attend together (ages 18 and up). View event for more details, and to register and pay.
We may not have events or workshops scheduled year round – sometimes life calls us in other directions. Workshops we have held and will offer again are explained here. Check back again to see what’s new, or sign up below to get on our email list. We notify our subscribers when new workshops are scheduled. You’re always welcome to contact us about arranging a private party or small group event in our studio.