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Letterpress Studio Practices

September 19, 2015 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm

This class will engage students with a hands-on approach to learning proper print shop practices in the museum’s letterpress studio. Students will be taught proper care for type, tools, and presses, as well as their proper use. Moreover, the class will pull prints from various presses in the studio, while other presses will be demonstrated by the instructor. The course will emphasize proper clean-up, shop safety, and management of equipment. Successful completion of this course is mandatory for anyone wishing to print in the museum’s letterpress studio.

Cost:  $45, $10 for Houston Printers Guild Members

Dates:  Saturday, September 19, 2015, 12:00pm to 3:00pm

Please note that Museum Members receive 10% off the price of tuition. Advanced registration is required. Please call (713) 522-4652 to register.

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Date:
September 19, 2015
Time:
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Organizer

David J. Webb

David J. Webb is an artist working principally at Glassell School, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. His various works on paper have been seen in Glassell exhibitions. He has numerous block prints, etchings, lithographs, and photographs in private collections from Houston to Tokyo, Zürich, and Poltava, Ukraine. Strongly informed by a background in genetics and evolutionary biology, his work functions on the cusp between art and science.

Venue

The Printing Museum
3121 San Jacinto St.
Houston, TX 77004 United States + Google Map
Phone:
(713) 522-4652
Website:
printingmuseum.org
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