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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Platen Lock-Up Fundamentals

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Learn the basics of safely and securely locking up type and images in a platen press chase. In this class, Michelle Wiebe will walk you through the fundamentals of setting type, furniture placement, quoin lock up and registration. We will also explore makeready, shimming items, leveling a platen press, as well as common lock up […]

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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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  • April 19, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Fee: $50
  • Adults 18+

Creating with Colored Pulp: Paint with Paper!

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Paper pulp painting is an art form in which an image or design, using bottles of dyed cotton pulp, can be collaged, poured or molded onto a previously formed sheet of paper. Students will learn the basics of sheet formation, as well as techniques for embellishing bare sheets into works of art. When dried, the […]

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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 15, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Fee: $95
  • Adults 18+

Family Fun: Screen Printing

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Family Fun events are a great way to experience a range of printmaking activities as a family! All activities accommodate a range of developmental levels that support children 6+ working together or alongside an adult/guardian. Reservations are in 45-minute increments on the hour starting at 11:00AM until 2:00PM. Registration includes General Admission to the museum! […]

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Janine Delgado

In past years I have focused mainly on figurative art with an emphasis on portraiture. More recently, I have been enjoying printmaking and have gained experience in Serigraphy, Stone Lithography, and Risograph techniques. My work also includes the use of textiles and fiber art, and I like to experiment and combine mediums, often screen printing on fabrics. Many of my recent works have an emphasis on examining different cultural influences and the role they have played in forming my identity. I often create bright or colorful works based on nostalgia, with references to personal history and various moments in pop culture.
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  • April 15, 2023 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
  • Fee: $16

Learn Letterpress 2: Hand-setting Type

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This hybrid workshop will be held in two parts: April 7th, 6:30 – 7:30pm online via ZoomApril 8th, 10:00am – 5:00pm in-person at The Printing Museum All times are US/Central time zone Level up your letterpress skills in this next workshop in the Learn Letterpress series! Build on the confidence and experience gained in Printing FUNdamentals (Learn […]

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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 7, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
  • Fee: $155
  • Adults 18+

Open Studios

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Get access to the artist studios at the Museum for your book arts projects!

  • April 7, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Fee: $60