May 22 & 23, 2010
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)
Limited to six students.

Instructor: Frank Brannon
$223 ( a $20 studio fee is included that covers all inks, solvents and other expendable supplies needed for printing and contributes to the on-going upkeep of the presses and paper cutters.)

Letterpress III focuses upon the printing press itself: roller height adjustment, tympan packing, inking and general maintenance. Through a small printing project, participants will first re-familiarize themselves with the process of letterpress printing, and then we will look at the press in detail. Troubleshooting in printing related to the press will be covered with the goal of each participant ready to work independently in the letterpress studio.

Please bring the following items:

• Ideas and printing paper to complete a brief 2-D work

May 14 – 16, 2010
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)
Prerequisite: Introductory Papermaking or equivalent experience

Instructor: Frank Brannon
$303 + $25 studio fee
Studio fee covers all fibers and other expendable supplies needed for papermaking and contributes to the on-going upkeep of the studio.

The focus of the three-day course is in the use of the Hollander paper beater as well as improving your sheet formation. Using various fibers participants will become comfortable with the use of beater with a special emphasis on safety. The goal is to provide you with the experience to successfully rent space in the studio for your own work.

Please bring the following items:

• Plastic apron if you have one, and wear rubber-soled shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting wet, and ear plugs

May 15 & 16, 2010
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)

Instructor: Dea Sasso
$203 + $12 materials fee
Materials included: cloth, papers, book board, and adhesives.

They look much more difficult than they really are. Bring a small book of your choosing and learn to construct a clam shell box (also called a fall-back box) for it.  You will not even need a ruler to accomplish the feat! Students will learn what simple measurements to take, how to cut the parts required and the chronology of assembly.  Everyone will leave class with a completed project and the directions to make many more at home.  No previous experience is needed.

All book cloth, boards, papers, tools, and glues will be provided.  You only need to bring a mechanical pencil and 2 pieces of paper for your note taking.  Bring a camera if you have one, pictures are good visual aids.

Please bring the following items:

• pencil and paper for notes

May 1, 2010
Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (1-hour lunch break)

Instructor: Celia Gray
$75 + materials fees: $20
Materials fee covers about a pound in a half or two of wax and damar, paints, table paper, and propane.

This is a one-day opportunity for people who have taken a basic encaustic painting class who would like the space and equipment to continue their exploration. I will provide the equipment and wax medium and be available for questions but mostly this is an open studio workday. Students should bring projects or panels, scraping and incising tools, and any collage materials they would like to use. The medium, paints, and equipment will be provided.

Please bring the following items:

• in-progress project or materials to start a new such as: wood panels and material for collage
• scissors
• needle tools
• scraping tools
• PVA glue

May 1 & 2, 2010
Saturday and Sunday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (1-hour lunch break)

Instructor: Steve Pittelkow
$203 + materials fees: $10
Materials fee includes text paper, cover paper, thread and embellishments. Needles, bone folders, rulers, knives, cutting mats, etc will be available for use.

Are your Keith Smith books lonely and unused? Then let’s explore a whole library of exquisite non-adhesive bindings, all perfect for casual diarists and journalers, printers and book artists. We’ll start with a few single signature books and progress to more complex “how did you do that?” volumes. In two days, you’ll take home about a half-dozen beautiful models—both soft cover and hard—that you will want to make again and again. Along the way, you’ll learn about page imposition and how to use your home printer with these bindings. Everything will be supplied and all levels are welcome. Sign up for this class and receive as a gift of the instructor a beautifully made, elegantly decorated punching jig for all your future non-adhesive bindings.