October 21 – 23, 2011
Friday, Saturday, Sunday : 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Bridget Elmer, Instructor

$328 - $25 studio fee included to cover inks, solvents and other expendable supplies needed for printing and contributes to maintenance of the presses and paper cutters

This three-day class will explore the basics of letterpress printing and hand typesetting, including type composition, mixing ink, press set-up, and printing on the Vandercook Proof Press. Students will design and produce a small project of their own such as a business card, greeting or post card and may participate in a group broadside project. This class is designed as a stepping stone to advanced classes and future projects with BookWorks. Explore the ways that letterpress printing can add texture, words and a new dimension to your print and book work.

Please bring the following items:

• small book or journal for note keeping
• pencil
• printing paper, (paper will not be required on the first day) instructor will guide you to the best options for your personal letterpress printing projects
• a favorite quote, haiku or word

October 6, 13, 20, 27
Thursday evenings 6 – 9 PM
Jessica White, Instructor
$208, includes a $45 fee: Materials fee covers inks, paper, 2 plates per student, and general printmaking materials (tarlatans, newsprint, etc.).  Studio fee also covers all other expendable supplies needed for printing and contributes to the on-going upkeep of the studio equipment.

In this introductory class, we will cover methods of creating intaglio prints from light-sensitive photopolymer plates. Basics of intaglio printing will be covered, including making a damp pack, mixing inks, wiping plates, and how to register prints for multiple runs. These prints are made from a variety of source materials including drawings, paintings, collage, and digital images. Prints can also be made from photographic negatives, resulting in photographic prints similar to photogravure. We will create a series of small prints and possibly an edition for a class exchange. No previous printing experience is necessary.

Please bring the following items to the first class:

• Pencil and paper/notebook for taking notes
• Examples of artwork or images you’d like to print

Historical Bindings ll
October 16, Sunday, 10 – 5 PM
Instructor, Jana Pullman
$135 + materials fee

As the new technology of printing spread across Europe the need for a simpler binding arose. Using handmade paper, participants will construct a book modeled after 16th century paperback, sewn on tawed leather thongs with endbands that are laced through a folded paper cover. A beautiful and historic structure with a variety of contemporary uses. Interested in more Historical Bindings? Jana is teaching a companion class, the previous day, called Nag Hammandi Binding. Register for both and receive a 10% tuition discount (call 828-255-8444 for discount.) Please book by mid-Septmember, instructor is visiting from afar.

Historical Bindings l
October 15, Saturday, 10 – 5 PM
Instructor, Jana Pullman
$135 + materials fee

The Nag Hammadi binding takes its name from the Egyptian city where these books were discovered in 1945. Sealed in clay jars and buried, these volumes date from the 4th century. Create a replica of the early book forms using leather, papyrus and fine paper. Leather covers will be worked and decorated with simple tools and techniques. Interested in more Historical Bindings? Jana is teaching a companion class, the following day, called 16th Century Limp Paper Binding. Register for both and receive a 10% tuition discount (call 828-255-8444 for discount.) Please book by mid-Septmember, instructor is visiting from afar.

October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 and Nov. 7
Mondays 6:30 – 9:00
Instructor: Heather Allen-Swarttouw
$230, includes a Materials fee of $12, Instructor will supply cover papers, text block papers, and waxed linen thread.

This class is for artists and creative people who have blank books just waiting to be filled.  Creative journals are repositories for things that inspire us, from phrases to images, and therefore places we can go to when seeking creative inspiration.  They can take many shapes. They allow one to stop and savor, to explore and to foster inner awareness. The first evening we will make a multi-pamphlet journal to use during the class. Over the course of 6 evening sessions we will explore various types of journals and the different purposes they serve, as well as various approaches to keeping them.

Please bring:

For the first class only – any bookmaking supplies that you have on hand, no need to buy as there will be some available. A straight book making needle, awl, small ruler, and bone folder.

All other class meetings -

• Current in-progress journal,
• existing unfinished journals,
• favorite journal writing implements,
• glue stick, scissors,
• collections of ideas,
• postcards,
• cut out images that you have collected over time but not really had a place to put / organize them,
• anything that you naturally use to doodle, sketch or design such as: favorite pens/pencils, colored pencils, watercolors and brush, markers, pastels, stamp and stamp pads, and collage materials.