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Tight Registration on a Hand-Fed Platen Press

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Tight registration–the precise alignment of different printing plates and printed colors–is not as difficult as you think! Were you thinking it was difficult? It takes a little planning and forethought, but tight registration of multiple ink colors on a hand-fed platen press is a breeze. Join us in raising your standards of what good printing […]

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Kseniya Thomas

Kseniya Thomas is the owner of Thomas Printers, a commercial letterpress print and design shop, where she has produced letterpress social stationery and fine art for 15 years. She’s the co-founder of Ladies of Letterpress, an organization founded in 2008 and dedicated to the promotion and continuance of the art and craft of letterpress printing. Trained at the print shop of the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany, Kseniya got her start setting type by hand and enjoys teaching and encouraging others to share their skills. Her work has been featured in numerous letterpress books, design periodicals, trade journals, and blogs. Kseniya lives and works in Ogden, Utah.

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Papermaking Demo & Studio Setup

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Join Kathy Gurwell in an informative class on the history of paper making equipment, comparing various traditional and non-traditional methods (which are similar, but differences will be shown and explained). As paper making traveled around the globe, details changed but the basics are the same. Kathy will talk about both western and Japanese papermaking equipment […]

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Kathy Gurwell

Kathy Gurwell has years of experience in the fields of paper and printing, beginning with her graphic arts study in Paris and continuing as a Curator Fellow at Tamarind Lithography Institute in Albuquerque, NM, at the Museo della Carta in Fabriano, Italy and the Awagami Paper Factory on Shikoku Island, Japan. She has demonstrated papermaking in San Francisco, Santa Fe, and Houston, where she now lives. She makes paper in both Western and Japanese styles, working with fibers such as cotton, linen, kozo, abaca, and flax. She has taught workshops in Houston and the surrounding area for the past 20 years. More of her work can be viewed at kathygurwellhandmadepaper.com

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Introduction to Risograph (hybrid workshop)

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DATES This workshop will be held in two parts, Thursdays 6-9pm: October 13th: online via ZoomOctober 20th: in-person at Lawndale Art Center All times are US/Central time zone Are you curious about the risograph? This course offers a basic overview of this fantastically accessible machine and its many functions, as well as personalized instruction to meet your […]

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Chelsea Clarke

Chelsea Clarke is a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where she investigated the intersections of various media such as print, fibers, ceramics, and drawing. Her conceptual practice mirrors this multidisciplinary approach as it focuses on discrete yet intertwining identities and their effect on her daily life. She attended undergraduate at Virginia Commonwealth University where she also finished a post-Baccalaureate degree in Nonprofit Management, which she plans to use in order to found a radically accessible artist residency. As a Houston native, she is thrilled to return to her hometown and become a part of Texas’ vibrant artistic community.

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Cyanotype demo with Caroline Roberts

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Join us for a cyanotype demo/workshop with our Fall 2020 Artist-In-Residence Caroline Roberts. Learn from home how to make photographs without a camera, using the water-based cyanotype process and sunshine! We will learn about using objects, transparencies, and digital negatives to create images.  A materials list (below) is provided before the workshop for those who […]

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Caroline Roberts

Caroline’s work explores our relationship with the natural world, particularly the world of plants. Working with photograms, her photographic installations play on well-established knowledge systems, such as the herbarium, the museum display, and the field guide. Often found hiking in state and national parks, her interest in landscape and the natural world is heightened by managing fifteen acres of wild, riparian forest in rural Texas.

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Follow-Along Friday: Paper Beads

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Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make paper beads together! The small class size allows for individual attention and Q&A, so sign up early before it fills up. This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older. Materials & Supplies you’ll want to gather ahead of time: paper […]

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Adrianne O’Donnell

Adrianne came by bookbinding while volunteering in the Book Conservation Lab at the University of Texas during her undergrad. She is a member of the Houston Book Arts Group and Guild of Book Workers. She teaches bookbinding classes at The Printing Museum where she is also the Educations Program Manager.

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