Open Studio: Bookbinding, Letterpress, Papermaking & Printmaking
Get access to the artist studios at the Museum for your book arts projects!
The Printing Museum galleries and studios are open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, Tuesday through Friday, 10am - 4pm..
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Join us on January 29th, for our annual Houston Print Crawl! Printmaking studios around the Houston area will be opening their doors to the public, inviting attendees to explore the art of contemporary printmaking in its many different forms including screenprinting, relief, intaglio, lithography and more! The Printing Museum will be featuring the work of […]
Learn paper engineering! Create Valentine themed pop-up cards while learning basic techniques, terms, and a foundation for creative exploration. Attendees will make four cards to take home utilizing generational cuts, angle folds, pop-up coil, and a pop-out frame card. Ages 15+. Registration: $70 for adults, $40 for youths. Includes all materials. Members receive a 10% […]
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 […]
Get access to the artist studios at the Museum for your book arts projects!
Explore the possibilities of Linocut printmaking to create expressive patterns on textiles. Join artist, Michelle Wiebe, as she guides students through this versatile fabric printing technique. In this fun, fast paced demonstration, students will learn basic linocut skills, fabric preparation and they types of ink that can be used for permanent prints. Also covered will […]
Learn about the tools, techniques, and materials to successfully cut your own illustrations into linoleum blocks! In this workshop, you will learn the basics of block printing: how to transfer your design, how to choose the correct tool-tip, carving tips and tricks, managing ink and paper, and how to successfully pull a print. By the […]
This workshop is sold out, but you can still sign up for the March 19th date! This one-day workshop will introduce you to the basics of making books, covering fundamentals such as paper grain, folding, and stitching. Participants will gain understanding of both techniques and materials by working with paper, thread, and adhesives. We will […]
In this demo workshop students will learn screenprinting techniques that can be accomplished at home with simple materials. No expensive equipment required. Screenprintng is a very versatile method of printing. It can be used to produce editions of prints, monoprints and monotypes. Syd will demonstrate how to print with stencils, watercolors and other basic art […]
Are you interested in scrapbooking and all things paper ephemera? Try your hand at making your own scrapbook paper on the Risograph! In this workshop participants will use paper ephemera, including magazine cut-outs, family photos, handwritten notes, among other incredible ideas, to create decorative scrapbook paper. We will cover different printing techniques, such as mark-making, […]