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Alternative letterpress: LEGO Printing

ONLINE TX

If you love letterpress and LEGOs, learn how to combine them in this playful alternative letterpress printing technique! In this demonstration, you’ll learn how to use tile bricks to create designs that stand alone or can be added to other letterpress printing techniques. Location: Online via Zoom. We are planning to make a recording of the program […]

$35

Linotype: The Film

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

Directed by Douglas Wilson(2012, PG, 76 min.) Linotype: The Film tells the charming and emotional story of the people connected to the type-casting machine that Thomas Edison called the "Eighth Wonder of the World."   Free with Museum admission. General admission is free for members. Become a member today!

Free

Scarcity Letterpress Printing

ONLINE TX

Are 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 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 the traditional materials in […]

$35

Farewell ETAOIN SHRDLU

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

Directed by David Loeb Weiss(1980, PG, 30 min.) The 1980 film by Carl Schlesinger and David Loeb Weiss shows the remarkable nightly production process for a daily newspaper and the changes to come with the transition computers.  The title ‘etaoin shrdlu’ refers the words made by the letters of the first two columns of a […]

Free

Open Studio: Letterpress and Papermaking

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

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

Intro to Paper Making (IN-PERSON)

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum. We look forward to welcoming you back and are taking recommended safety precautions regarding COVID-19. The class size will also be limited, so sign up early! Papermaking is an engaging and physical process that you can do right in your own home or workspace. Learn the basic […]

$75

California Typewriter

The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United States

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 […]

Free

TPM Artists-In-Residence Artists Talk

ONLINE TX

On Monday June 7th at 12pm (CST) join The Printing Museum’s Spring 2021 Artists-in-Residence in conversation: Diego Cañales, Melinda Lasczynski, and Jennifer G. Thompson. They’ll share the unique bodies of work they’ve completed during their residency, discuss their process, and share what it was like joining the creative community at the museum. DIEGO CAÑALES – […]

free

Follow-along Friday: Fishbone fold book

ONLINE TX

Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make a fishbone fold book together. This unique origami-style book starts as a single sheet of paper that comes together after scoring, cutting, and folding it just so. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This […]

$20

Paper Marbling

ONLINE TX

Have you wondered how those beautiful marbled patterned papers are made? In this online demo we'll show you how! We’ll start by going over preparation of materials, including the carrageenan bath, getting pigments to the right state ready for marbling, and treatment of your paper. Then we'll demonstrate how to marble classic traditional patterns, as […]

$35