August 5 – 7, 2011 – Asheville BookWorks

Ladies of Letterpress Conference Organizers, Kseniya Thomas and Jessica White with 2011 Key Note Speaker, Judith Berliner.

LofLCon2011: Art and Industry is unique in the fact that it is the only modern-day conference devoted entirely to letterpress printing. The conference will focus on topics important to the LofL community: how to run a letterpress printing business, utilizing letterpress printing as a teaching tool in academic settings, setting up and running a community print shop, and using our printing skills as a device for social change. Along the with panel presentations, attendees will be treated to printing related demonstrations held in state of the art facilities at Asheville BookWorks and a fabulous fair by select members. Hope to see you here!

Please click here to visit the Ladies of Letterpress Website for more information and conference registration

LofL, “Dedicated to the proposition that a woman’s place is in the print shop.”

LofLCon2011, “Dedicated to the proposition that a woman’s place is at a print conference.”

June 24 – 26, 2011
Friday , Saturday and Sunday, 10 – 5 PM
Jessica White, Instructor
$355, includes studio fee: Studio fee covers all inks, solvents and other expendable supplies needed for printing and contributes to the on-going upkeep of the presses and paper cutters

* Pre-requisite: Letterpress 1

The goal of this class is to integrate text, image, and the book structure into one project while increasing participants’ familiarity and experience with letterpress printing. Building on technical printing knowledge, students will explore the concept of the whole book: how choices made about content and form affect the process as well as the finished object. This class will include demos as well as discussions about project planning, design principles, materiality of letterpress prints, and time-based reading inherent to book structures. Each student will design and produce a book using text, image, and structure of their choosing.

Please bring the following items to the first class:

• Pencil & notebook for taking notes
• Project ideas/text/images

June 10, 11 and 12, 2011 - Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10 AM – 5 PM
Celia Gray and Laurie Corral, Instructors
$385, includes a $40 materials fee

This is a special class combining monotype printing and encaustic painting.  Encaustic painting and printmaking are closely related and the combination presents a gold mine of potential.  In the first portion of the class, we will make monotypes on thin papers specifically designed for collaging into the transparent wax material. In the second portion of the class will cover many methods of encaustic painting beginning with the basics, including tools and safety, making the encaustic medium and paints, and fusing layers.  From there, we will focus on methods with a printmaking sensibility like incising, transferring, and wax monoprints.  All levels welcome. All materials included.

June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, Aug 3,  2011 new class
Thursday 6:30 – 9:00 pm, except the last class, August 3, is Wednesday, instead of Thursday.
$203 + Materials fee $15 – 20.00 for paper, view finders, linen thread, miscellaneous book making supplies.

Instructor: Heather Allen-Swarttouw

This class is for creative people who have always wanted to render elements of the natural world. Honing our skills of observation we will turn to the natural world for inspiration. Using flowers, ferns, leaves etc…from Heather’s garden this class will give you the basic drawing skills and confidence to capture the elegance and mystery of them.  Over the course of 6 evening sessions we will explore drawing media, the different purposes they serve, as well as various approaches to using them. We will draw on loose paper that will be bound into a book at the conclusion of the class. Possible field trip.

Supply list

• H pencil, 2B pencil (regular yellow pencil) and 4B and white eraser,
• favorite black pen for writing and sketching,
• a clipboard or other small hard surface to use as a mini drawing board and a bulldog or other type of clip if you have them…
• your pencil case with what ever you use to journal.

June 17, 18, 19, 2011
Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)
Prerequisite: Papermaking 1 or equivalent experience

Instructor: Frank Brannon
$328, includes a $20 studio fee to cover all fibers and supplies needed for papermaking and contributes to the on-going upkeep of the equipment.

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.