The Printing Museum features book arts studios, where artists from beginner to advanced can learna and practice papermaking, bookbinding, letterpress printing, etching, stone lithography and Risography. These are operated and maintained by resident artists, staff, volunteers, and visiting artists. The studios are available for use through our Workshops, Private Classes, Open Studio days, Artist Residency program, and more!

Studio Equipment

Bookbinding Equipment

Bookbinding equipment includes:

  • Board sheer
  • Paper guillotine
  • Kwik Print hot foil machine
  • Finishing tools
  • Sewing frames
  • Long-arm stapler
  • Corner rounder
  • Paper drill

Letterpress Equipment

Letterpress equipment includes:

  • Vandercook Universal I
  • Vandercook No. 4
  • Chandler & Price Pilot Platen Press
  • Chandler & Price New Style 10×15 Platen Press
  • Typesetting room with an extensive collection of wood and metal type, borders, and cuts

Papermaking Equipment

Papermaking equipment includes:

  • Molds and deckles (5.5×8.5, 8.5×11, 11×17),
  • Vats
  • Felts
  • Drying racks

Printmaking Equipment

Monotypes, etchings, and linocuts are just some of the editioned work you can print in the printmaking studio. Equipment includes:

  • Whelan Xpress 30×44 Etching Press (bed: 30×60)
  • Dickerson Litho Press (bed: 27×55)
  • 25 stones ranging in size: 10×10 up to 24x36in.
  • Risograph MZ790. Drum colors: blue, sunflower, fluorescent pink, and black.