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Letterpress Business Cards

October 10, 2015 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Learn the basics of setting type by hand and letterpress printing using the table-top platen press, still widely available on the market. Learn the california job case, set type, use a pica ruler and composing stick, mix ink, ink the press and print. Each student will set and print his or her own business card. We’ll pull proofs, make corrections and print multiple copies; then we’ll distribute type and spacing, and clean up.

Cost:  $105

Dates:  Saturday, October 3, 2015, 10:00am to 4:00pm

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:
October 10, 2015
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Amanda Stevenson

Amanda Stevenson is the director of the newly formed Austin Book Arts Center. She cut her teeth in the book arts at the Center for Book Arts in New York City, where she was the Registrar/Administrator from 2004-2007. Availing herself with many classes in bookbinding and letterpress, she learned from some of the best. Before coming to ABAC, she worked for seven years at The Printing Museum in Houston, primarily as the Curator, where she was responsible for organizing exhibitions, collections management, and education programs. She holds a Master’s degree in Library Science from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, with a concentration in special collections management, and a BA in Art History from UT Austin. She has been teaching Letterpress Business Cards since 2008