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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Intro to Screen Printing
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Learn how to screen print using easily available materials! Participants will learn all the steps to silkscreen using hand-cut stencils including pre-planning a three-color illustration to pulling a series of prints.
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Janine Delgado
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- February 18, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Fee: $100
- Adults 18+
Ink & Drink
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Get your fingers inky in this whirlwind, two-hour letterpress event. Work collaboratively to create a unique print using the museum’s extensive collection of wood and metal type.
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Jessica Snow
Houston based printmaker and graphic designer, Jessica Snow, has been working with relief printing methods since childhood. She loves combining modern and traditional techniques to create images that reflect her curiosity about the world, our relationship to it and each other, and the stories we tell ourselves about that interplay. She is the studio manager for The Printing Museum and teaches courses in letterpress and relief printing.
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- February 16, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Fee: $40
- Adults 18+
Open Studios – (Risograph Only)
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Get access to the artist studios at the Museum for your book arts projects!
- February 16, 2023 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Fee: $60
Paper Marbling
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Have you wondered how those beautiful marbled patterned papers are made? In this hands-on one-day workshop, instructor Tony Vela will show you how!
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Tony Vela
Tony Vela is part of a 2nd generation family of bookbinders that have proudly served the greater Houston area for nearly 50 years. He splits his time between the two binderies, the family business in Missouri City, The Bookbindery, and Vela Custom Bookmakers in Houston at Spring Street Studios. At Vela Custom Bookmakers, their specialty and what they are known for is their restoration and rebind services. They are most proud of their attention to detail and craftsmanship, and their family heritage as bookbinders. They hope to continue that with their children for the next generation.
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- February 11, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Fee: $120
- Adults 18+
Stay Sharp – Carving Tool Maintenance
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Join Michelle Wiebe as she guides you through the science and practice of maintaining razor sharp edges on your gouges. Properly maintained tools will result in greater carving accuracy, longer lasting blades, reduced physical fatigue and chance of injury.
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Michelle Wiebe
Michelle Wiebe is a Cochrane, Alberta based artist focused primarily on painting, printmaking and letterpress. Her work is characterized by simple subject matter rendered with bold colour and line work. Michelle is also a passionate instructor with a deep love for teaching, she makes it her goal that students leave her class with quality work and the confidence to continue building their new skills. She is on the Board of Directors for Alberta Printmakers and learned the craft of letterpress printing and repair at Heritage Park, Calgary as well as the Canadian Museum of Making.
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Twitter: Michelle_Wiebe
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- February 11, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Fee: $50
- Adults 18+