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Save the date for a Houston typewriter Type-In! What's a Type-In? It's a gathering of people who enjoy using typewriters, or the typewriter-curious. All types welcome! Never used a typewriter? Not a problem! The helpful folks from Austin Typewriter, Ink will be on hand to let you know everything you need to get typing and answer anything you’ve ever wanted […]
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 […]
Directed by Doug Nichol(2017, PG, 104 min.) CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER is a documentary portrait of artists, writers, and collectors who remain steadfastly loyal to the typewriter as a tool and muse, featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough, Sam Shepard, and others. It also movingly documents the struggles of California Typewriter, one of the last standing repair shops […]
Dates This workshop will be held in two parts: Mon March 28: 5:30 - 8:00pmTue March 29: 5:30 - 8:00pm Learn the fundamental practices necessary to begin letterpress printing using hand-set type on a cylinder press. Working in pairs, students will learn basic composition, printer’s math, lock-up, printing, and safe studio practices. Students will have access […]
This workshop is sold out, but you can still sign up for the May 21st date! Learn the creative and technical processes in making a multi-color illustration on the risograph! The risograph is a beloved printer that mixes digital and offset printing, overlaying vibrant colors like a screenprint but with more detailed grain and halftones. […]
Join Tour Guide and Docent Mike McGinley for an informative talk about the creation and evolution of some of the more unique printing presses and industry related machines, such as the Linotype. This talk will provide you with a deeper appreciation for how print revolutionized communication and transmission of ideas. The event is FREE and open to […]
What's an Edible Book Festival? Edible Book Festivals around the world celebrate books, humor, and imagination through the creation of dishes inspired by books and puns. Always celebrated on or around April 1st, it's an event that features food shaped like, or referring to, books. This year The Printing Museum will be hosting an online […]
Get access to the artist studios at the Museum for your book arts projects!
Paste paper is a fun and playful way to make gorgeous papers with designs and patterns. It’s like finger-painting for adults! A specially prepared paste is mixed with paint, and spread over a paper. Using tools like your fingers, scrapers, sponges, a wood graining tool, stamps, bubble wrap, designs are made into the paste. After […]
Interested in expanding the variety of color in your print images? Michelle Wiebe will guide you in the secrets of planning and executing multiple block prints lots of color. She will show you how to design and transfer your image to multiple blocks so that they are placed in correct alignment and using a table […]
