January 28 – 29, 2012
Saturday & Sunday: 9am – 5pm (1 hour lunch break)

Instructor: Jessica C. White
Class fee: $241  (includes a $25 materials fee for mat board, PVA, Japanese paper for spine supports, gelatin plates, ink, and some paper for printing.)

Description: Gelatin printing is a type of monotype (unique, one-of-a-kind prints) using unflavored gelatin as a printing surface. This is a simple and versatile process that needs no press and uses water-based inks, so it can be easily done in a home studio or kitchen table. Results can range from delicate, detailed prints made from everyday objects to painterly images that show every brush stroke.

In this workshop, we will get creative and play with a variety of gelatin printing techniques, then bind them into two types of book structures, the Drum Leaf and the Stiff Leaf, both well suited for prints and other single-page images. These types of bindings are perfect for painters, printers, and artists who want create books without breaking up the image across gutters, or deal with complex layouts for creating signatures. These bindings also allow the artist to layout pages in a more intuitive way, and each finished spread opens flat for full viewing.

No previous printing or book binding experience is necessary.

Please bring the following items:

• Journal and pen/pencil for taking notes
• Cutting tools: scissors, X-acto knife, self healing mat
• 12” Metal ruler
• Bone folder
• Glue brushes – one small, one large
• A variety of textured objects that are ok to get inky: lace, embossed bottles, leaves, buttons, etc.
• Printing papers you’d like to experiment with

January 14 & 15, 2012
Saturday and Sunday 10 – 4 PM

Instructor: Laurie Corral
$228  (includes $12 materials fee)

Description: A binding that opens flat and looks elegant. This binding features a ‘floating’ spine piece that is laced on with a series of crisscrossing stitches linking the front and back cover boards while holding in the text block. We’ll use a combination of colorful patterned or plain papers to create beautiful blank books. Students will make a stitching card to keep for reference and learn a simple architectural device for making book covers of any size.

Please Bring the following:

• awl
• bone folder
• cutting mat
• scissors
• xacto knife
• pencil
• glue brush
• coordinating decorative papers for covers

Materials fee includes:

• text paper
• needles
• thread
• book board
• glue and methyl cel

January 20-22, 2012
Friday – Sunday : 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (with a 1 hour lunch break)

Instructor: Frank Brannon
Cost: $346 (includes a $25 studio fee 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