“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 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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March 23 – 25, 2012 Friday 6 – 9 PM, Saturday 10 – 5 and Sunday 10 – 5 PM

Instructor: Laurie Corral $281  (includes $20 materials fee)

Class Description: Yes, we’ll make small prints,up to 4 x 6”, on old school credit card machines, the ones with the swiping, sliding handle. I’ll show you how to retrofit the machines and convert them into portable printing presses that travel easily. We’ll make several print editions per person, enough to trade
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May 5 and 6, 2012 Saturday and Sunday, 10 – 5 PM Steve Pittelkow & Alyssa C. Salomon $295.00 includes material fee of $35, all materials included.

Learn and combine two classic techniques to produce dazzling images on paper, for use as decorative paper or as stand-alone content.  On Saturday, we’ll make beautiful Prussian blue prints using cyanotype, one of photography’s earliest and easiest incarnations.  Then, we’ll set up the marbling tanks on Sunday and marble vivid color patterns onto our prints.

This workshop is
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June 2 & 3, 2012 Saturday and Sunday, 10 – 5 PM Instructor: Jim Horton $230, includes a $35 materials fee

Wood engraving has roots in centuries-old traditions; yet remains a viable medium in contemporary art and graphic design. Wood engraving is the cutting on the surface of hard, end-grain wood with tools called gravers. The expressive line and tonal gradations are striking in illustration.  Artists, printmakers or those just interested in the creative process (of any skill level) will be challenged by the
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