Gyotaku Fish Prints (IN-PERSON)
The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United StatesTry this centuries-old printmaking technique from Japan!
$40
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Ink & Drink
The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United StatesGet 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 & […]
$35
Basic Letterpress Set-Up
ONLINE TXAre you new to letterpress printing or do you live in an area that is far from tools and supplies? Join Michelle Wiebe as she explores traditional printing accessories and the dos and don’ts of improvising materials with your presses and projects. This interactive demonstration will cover the logic behind why we strive to use […]
$50
Open Studio: Letterpress, Bookbinding & Printmaking
Get access to the artist studios at the Museum for your book arts projects! Available during museum operating hours on the first and third Fridays of each month, open studios offer artists and hobbyists supervised access to its resources and equipment at an affordable flat rate. Staff or instructors will be on hand for questions […]
$60
Nature Printing demo with Rebecca Chamlee
ONLINE TXDirectly printing forms found in the natural world has been used for centuries by scientists, naturalists and artists to preserve the ephemeral beauty of nature. This three-hour live online demonstration and discussion workshop explores a variety of printmaking techniques to create images on paper with fresh and pressed plant materials. Demonstrations include: Botanical contact printing, […]
$75
Montrose Art & Gift Market
The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United StatesShop local on Small Business Saturday at The Printing Museum! Local artists, crafters, and printmakers will be selling one-of-a-kind artwork, crafts, and jewelry. They make the perfect gifts for families and friends. Museum admission will be free that day and includes this event. VENDORS INCLUDE: Amber Kaiser Caroline Brock Creations DEEK Esmeralda P. Sanchez Ghana […]
Creating with Colored Pulp (IN-PERSON)
The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United StatesPaper 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 […]
$95
Museum Store Sunday
The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United StatesBE A PATRON and support your favorite museum Sunday, November 28. We're opening the museum store to holiday shoppers. Find unique, hand-crafted gifts that inspire and delight. Featured new collections include letterpress Field Notes editions, new Adaptive Reuse jewelry, and stationery by Obvious State. When you purchase a gift from the museum store, you help to advance our […]
free!
Open Studio: Letterpress, Papermaking & Printmaking
Get access to the artist studios at the Museum for your book arts projects! Available during museum operating hours on the first and third Fridays of each month, open studios offer artists and hobbyists supervised access to its resources and equipment at an affordable flat rate. Staff or instructors will be on hand for questions […]
$60
Printing Demonstration with Artist-In-Residence Gaby Hurtado-Ramos (IN-PERSON)
ONLINE TXJoin us for a live letterpress printing demonstration with Artist-In-Residence Gaby Hurtado-Ramos, drop-in any time between 12 and 3pm. Attendees are invited to participate and pull a print on the Vandercook press. Everyone will receive a broadsheet take-away made by Hurtado-Ramos, combining image and text. The broadsides are part of a body of work by […]
$15