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Introduction to Drypoint Engraving

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This workshop introduces students to a modern take on drypoint engraving, which is one of several forms of traditional intaglio printmaking. It is a great entry into printmaking for beginners and a good opportunity for those with experience to try a new technique, or just to use the etching press. The method involves translating a […]

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Alexander Squier

Alexander Squier is native Houston artist and printmaker. After receiving his MFA degree in
Printmaking and Sculpture at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Squier returned
to Houston, where he has continued his artistic practice out of his studio at BOX 13 ArtSpace in
the city’s East End. Pulling mostly from critical study of the Houston landscape, Squier’s work
embraces all forms of printing including screen printing, relief, lithography, and etching, as well
as pushes traditional ideas of print into the sculpture or design realm. Harboring a deep passion
for teaching, Squier has taught at Art League Houston, Strake Jesuit, the University of Houston,
and the Glassell School of Art. He currently teaches printmaking at Art League and the Museum
of Printing History, as well as privately.

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  • April 29, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Fee: $95
  • Adults 18+

Learn Letterpress 2: Hand-setting Type

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Level up your letterpress skills in this next workshop in the Learn Letterpress series! Students will be introduced to the platen press which requires gravity defying lock-ups.

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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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  • April 27, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Fee: $155
  • Adults 18+

Ink & Drink

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Get your fingers inky in this whirlwind, two-hour letterpress event. The evening starts with a short demonstration on how to use the press and get a good print. Work collaboratively to create a unique print using the museum’s extensive collection of wood and metal type. You don’t need any experience to participate in Ink & […]

Instructor Bio

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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  • April 20, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
  • Fee: $40
  • Adults 18+

Paper & Printing: Cyanotypes

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Pull paper and make cyanotype photographic prints in this two-day workshop! Learn how to pull sheets of paper with master papermaker Kathy Gurwell and how to make photographic prints without a camera, using the water-based cyanotype process and sunshine!

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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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  • April 20, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Fee: $165
  • Adults 18+