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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. In the first section of the workshop we will go over how the risograph works. Participants […]
Celebrate the machine that Thomas Edison called “The Eighth Wonder of the World.” Designed by Ottmar Mergenthaler in 1885, “Linotype” literally means “line of type.” The Linotype Machine was the first machine at which a person could use a keyboard to compose a single line of type, and cast it in lead, called a "slug". […]
DATES (This workshop will be held in two parts):Sunday June 12: 1:00 – 4:00pmMonday June 13: 6:00 – 9:00pm All times are US/Central time zone Explore unconventional approaches to the Risograph! In this workshop we will work exclusively on the scanner bed of the Risograph, where images are converted to grayscale and printed in vibrant colors to create […]
This in-person workshop (11AM - 3PM) explores pre-xerox copier technology and how contemporary artists and writers can use these low-cost techniques to publish editions of zines, chapbooks, prints, and flyers. We’ll begin by examining the history of office copying technology and how marginalized creators adopted these techniques in the early 20th century. Next, we’ll dive […]
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own stamps and prints? Your chance is here! In this online workshop, you will learn the basics of block printing, how to transfer your design, use your tools to carve your very own block, and how to achieve the best results printing. You'll be able […]
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own stamps and prints? Your chance is here! In this online workshop, you will learn the basics of block printing, how to transfer your design, use your tools to carve your very own block, and how to achieve the best results printing. You'll be able […]
Join us for a cyanotype demo/workshop with our Fall 2020 Artist-In-Residence Caroline Roberts. Learn from home how to make photographs without a camera, using the water-based cyanotype process and sunshine! We will learn about using objects, transparencies, and digital negatives to create images. A materials list (below) is provided before the workshop for those who […]
DATES This workshop will be held in two parts, Thursdays 6-9pm: October 13th: online via ZoomOctober 20th: in-person at Lawndale Art Center 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 […]
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE, SUNDAY NOV 20, DUE TO ANTICIPATED RAIN ON SAT This event takes place outside near the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work at3511 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, TX 77004 As a part of the University of Houston's "Family & Community Day: Big Walls Big Dreams" The Printing Museum will […]
Holiday Block Printing From Home! Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own stamps and prints? Your chance is here! In this online workshop, you will learn the basics of block printing, how to transfer your design, use your tools to carve your very own block, and how to achieve the best […]
