May 20-21 and 23-24 and 26, 2013 Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri and Sun (day breaks on Wednesday and Saturday) 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (with a 1 hour lunch break)

Instructor: Frank Brannon Cost: $582 (includes a $50 materials fee to cover materials and equipment maintenance.)

Description: If you are interested in working independently in the BookWorks paper studio, and would like to prepare via a one-week intensive, this is the class for you.

In the first two days, you’ll learn techniques for forming sheets
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August 9-11, 2013 Friday – Sunday : 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (with a 1 hour lunch break)

Instructor: Frank Brannon Cost: $347 (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
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September 27-29, 2013 Friday – Sunday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)

Instructor: Frank Brannon Class fee: $347 (includes $25 studio fee for inks, solvents and other supplies.) Prerequisite: Letterpress Printing 1 or equivalent Note: Letterpress 2 and 3 can be taken in any order.

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
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November 8-10, 2013 Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour lunch break)

Instructor: Frank Brannon Cost: $347 (including a $25 materials fee)

Description: Fibers for the making of paper are all around us, including trees, shrubs and flowers. You’ll learn techniques for forming sheets of handmade paper using pulp prepared from these fibers. We’ll investigate the use of machinery and hand preparation of the fiber, and participants will gain an understanding of how paper is/has been
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