November 17 – 20, 2011
Thursday – Sunday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)
Prerequisite: Letterpress Printing 1 or equivalent
Jessica White, Instructor

$393 - A $25 studio fee is included that covers inks, solvents and other supplies needed for printing, also contributes to maintenance of the presses and paper cutters.

The goal of this class is to increase participant’s familiarity and experience with letterpress printing. Each student will produce a single signature, pamphlet stitched book, or a broadside, using a text and theme of their choosing. We will focus on topics such as letterpress project planning, imposition, multiple run registration and developing participant’s letterpress printing skills. We will also explore printmaking techniques using the Vandercook press, e.g., linoleum block cuts for illustrative purposes. The final result of this class will be the completion of a full letterpress printed project and development of the skills needed to print independently.

Please bring the following items:

• Pencil
• Notebook
• Project ideas/text
• Paper – will not be needed for first class, purchased after discussion of project

November 12 and 13, 2011
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Instructor: Frank Brannon
$228 - a $25 materials fee is included to cover materials and equipment maintenance.

Weekend papermaking classes for the novice and those with some previous experience. You’ll learn techniques for forming sheets of handmade paper using pulp prepared in our Reina beater. The distinctive quality of handmade paper inspires many uses. We’ll look at examples of how handmade papers are used in artwork, book arts, printmaking, cards and envelopes. This is a hands-on weekend geared to familiarizing you with our new papermaking facility. Please bring the following items:

• For class, wear rubber-soled shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting wet.

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.

November 12 & 13, 2011
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)
Instructor: Heather Allen-Swarttouw
$205 + materials fee

Materials fee $25 – $35  covers Easy Cut, felt, erasers, inks, textile paints, foam for stamp pads, plastic knives, adhesive, silicone adhesive, wood blocks, tracing paper, stencil materials, T pins.

This class will introduce the wonders of block printing and stencils and integral components of a creative vocabulary. Block prints or stamps and stencils are some of the oldest techniques for imparting pattern and imagery to paper and cloth. We will use simple carving tools and a variety of materials including Easy Cut and felt to create unique and personal blocks. Stencils will be explored separately and combined with block printing. Blocks and stencils can be as simple or sophisticated as the maker wants them to be. Using the more traditional inks for paper and textile paints for cloth will allow us to print the stamps both on paper and cloth. Low tech and as easy or as complicated as the individual, these techniques are a wonderful way to expand your vocabulary and individualize your work.

Please bring the following items:

• journal for note taking
• favorite journal writing implement
• glue stick
• scissors
• foam brushes
• Xacto blade and spare blades
• linoleum cutter & handle
• pencil
• any stamp pads you have
• old toothbrush
• a smooth bottom tray like a cafeteria tray or shallow enamel tray
• gloves if you have sensitive hands
• apron or wear studio clothes
• 3-5 pieces of your favorite papers and white or light colored fabrics to experiment printing on