“untitled", Kelcey Loomer, wooden type, 2004, 8 x 6”; collection Gwen Diehn

February 24-26, 2012 Fri 6 pm – 9 pm, Sat & Sun 9 am – 5 pm.

Instructor: Gwen Diehn cost: $271 (includes a $10 materials fee)

Following the example of artists such as Robert Indiana, Charles Demuth, and Ruth Laxson among others, we will use BookWorks’ large collection of old wooden type to come up with what I am calling “letterscapes”—artwork that begins with letters as landscape features,
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March 8 – 11, 2012 Thursday – Sunday: 10am – 5pm (1 hour lunch break)

Instructor: Jessica C. White Class fee: $395  (includes $25 studio fee for inks, solvents and other supplies needed for printing; also contributes to maintenance of the presses and paper cutters.) Prerequisite: Letterpress Printing 1 or equivalent

Description: The goal of this class is to increase participant’s familiarity and experience with letterpress printing, and to develop printing skills and techniques. Each student will produce a single signature pamphlet stitched book or
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March 16-18, 2012 Fri 6-9, Sat 9-5, Sun 9-5

Instructor: Bridget Elmer $286 (includes fee for shared supplies)

Description: Inspired by the posters and ephemera of printmakers including Stumptown Printers, Amos Kennedy, Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative and the Beehive Collective, students in this class will try their hands at taking a stand by setting type, getting inky and cranking the press. In this class, we will explore the power of typography, enlivening BookWorks’ extensive collection of lead and wood
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April 7 – 8, 2012 Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break) Recommended Letterpress Printing l and ll or equivalent.

Instructor: Bridget Elmer $241  (includes a $25 studio fee for inks, solvents and other supplies needed for printing, also contributes to maintenance of 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
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July 21-29, 2012  (8 days) S, Su ,M (Tues off) W ,Th ,F ,S and Su 10 am – 5 pm

Instructors: Jessica White, Laurie Corral and Bridget Elmer $823 (includes a $50 materials fee for ink, solvents and equipment maintenance.)

Description: Three incredible instructors have teamed up and put together a letterpress intensive for students who want to move forward quickly in a letterpress practice and are interested in working independently in the BookWorks letterpress studio.

The first session will explore
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