Open Studios – (Risograph Only)
Get access to the artist studios at the Museum for your book arts projects!
$60
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Ink & Drink
Get 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 & […]
$40
Family Fun: Orizome paper dyeing
Family Fun events are a great way to experience a range of printmaking activities as a family! All activities accommodate a range of developmental levels that support children 6+ working together or alongside an adult/guardian. Reservations are in 45-minute increments on the hour starting at 11:00AM until 2:00PM. Registration includes General Admission to the museum! […]
$16
Learn Letterpress 1: Printing FUNdamentals
Have a blast while building letterpress basics and learn why contemporary printmakers and book artists continue to work with these tools and techniques. Through a hands-on printing project, students will gain a foundational understanding of the principles of letterpress printing.
$155
Korean-Style Binding with Wax Decoration Covers
The traditional Korean binding structure has a few distinct characteristics for a side-stitched East Asian binding structure and in this workshop you will get to try them firsthand.
$80
Papermaking with Natural Inclusions
Working with the knowledge of sheet forming from our Introduction class, participants will pull their own sheets of paper, and, working with items such as string, yarn, leaves, fronds, pieces of cloth, paper, etc. placed items between fresh wet sheets of hand made paper to be pressed and dried. (No glitter or tinsel, please). Items […]
$95
Houston Edible Book Festival
The Printing Museum 3121 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX, United StatesGet ready to eat your words!!! April Fools’ is the perfect time to blend culinary creativity with literary love and sprinkle with a dash of humor. 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 […]
$5
Learn Letterpress: Introduction to Digital Letterpress
Digital age technology meets analog letterpress printing equipment in this multi-week, hybrid workshop developed to teach you the steps and introductory skills needed to begin letterpress printing digital artwork.
$195
Introduction to Risograph
This hybrid workshop will be held in two parts: April 5, 6-8pm: online via ZoomApril 12, 6-9pm: in-person at The Printing Museum All times are US/Central time zone Are you curious about the risograph? This course offers a basic overview of this fantastically accessible machine and its many functions, as well as personalized instruction to meet your […]
$125