Are you curious about why the risograph is all the rage with artists? Whether you’re interested in making zines, posters, hand drawn prints, or photographic work, this course offers an opportunity to try out this fantastic machine.
Levels: All experience levels welcome. No Riso experience necessary. Youth Ages 13 – 17
Registration Fee: $90,including Riso inks, stencils, and paper.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today! Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Materials: The instructor may email to discuss what optional materials you may want to bring in, such as larger paper or paper for experimentation; 8.5 x 11 printer paper is provided.
Equipment: The Printing Museum has a MZ 790 U (two drum Risograph, up to 11×17 sheet); available colors include medium blue, sunflower, fluorescent pink, and black.
Location: the workshop will meet in person at The Printing Museum’s NEW location (3121 San Jacinto St).
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
About the instructor: Chelsea Clarke is a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where she investigated the intersections of various media such as print, fibers, ceramics, and drawing. Her conceptual practice mirrors this multidisciplinary approach as it focuses on discrete yet intertwining identities and their effect on her daily life. She attended undergraduate at Virginia Commonwealth University where she also finished a post-Baccalaureate degree in Nonprofit Management, which she plans to use in order to found a radically accessible artist residency. As a Houston native, she is thrilled to return to her hometown and become a part of Texas’ vibrant artistic community.
Come explore how to make your own prints by cutting designs into blocks. With just one block you can make as many prints as you want! You’ll be able to take your block home with you and learn what it takes to print even more at home. Youth ages 10-17
Registration: $60, includes all materials. Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!Members must log in to activate the discount. If you are a member and don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Location: This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum in our NEW LOCATION, 3121 San Jacinto St.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.In the event that minimum enrollment is not met, the Museum reserves the right to cancel the class and will provide a full refund.
For Children’s Book Week, the Printing Museum is excited to offer three 45-minute kids classes! Each session will include a reading of the storybook and a related printing craft. Admission to the museum is included in this special event pricing so families are encouraged to explore the museum before or after the “Pages and Printing” session. You are also more than welcome to stay for more than one of the sessions.
You can sign up in advance or sign up day of when you arrive at the museum.
Explore a Printing Press!
11:00 – 11:45am
Join us as we read “Johann Gutenberg & the Amazing Printing Press” by Bruce Koscielniak. Re-live the pivotal moment when Gutenberg introduced the printing press to Europe! Learn how books were made by hand, leading up to the Gutenberg press and how the press changed bookmaking and sharing of information and ideas. After the reading, learn how to print on the museum’s Gutenberg Press replica!
Join us as we read “A Carp for Kimiko by Virginia Kroll. Learn about Japanese tradition and culture through the eyes of a young girl and discover the fascinating history of decorating with fish. After the story, kids will get a chance to use rubber fish molds to mimic the 19th century Japanese printing technique known as Gyotaku Printing (fish printing).
Join us as we read “Click Clack, Moo Cows That Type” by Doreen Cronin. Laugh as we enjoy the typing antics of the cows, hens and ducks on Farmer Brown’s farm. After the reading, enjoy exploring type on two of the museum’s operating typewriters and making stencil prints of animals such as our new farm friends!
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!
Explore screen printing and bookbinding for the whole family! Join us as we learn about bookbinding and create a small book to take home. Then, try your hand at screen printing to decorate the cover of your book or create prints! We encourage participants of all ages to give this event a try.
Location: This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum in our NEW LOCATION, 3121 San Jacinto St.
Registration: Ages 13+: $20; Children 6-12: $16
Please show up at your scheduled time. Registration for each session will be limited to 2 families or no more than 8 people total.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
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 project goals. Whether you’re interested in making zines, hand drawn prints, or photographic work – all levels and ideas are encouraged.
In this hybrid workshop, the first class will meet online over Zoom to go over where risography fits into the history of printmaking, go over the process, and discuss your project goals. The second class will meet in-person for hands-on instruction to complete your print edition.
Successful completion of the class certifies students to reserve the Risograph during Open Studio (learn more).
Levels: All experience levels welcome. No Riso experience necessary.
Registration Fee: $125,including Riso inks, stencils, and paper.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Materials: for the first week (meeting online), all you’re required to have is access to Zoom. During that meeting the instructor will discuss what optional materials you may want to bring to the in-person studio session the following week, such as larger paper or paper for experimentation; 8.5 x 11 printer paper is provided.
Equipment: The Printing Museum has a MZ 790 U (two drum Risograph, up to 11×17 sheet); available colors include medium blue, sunflower, fluorescent pink, and black.
Location: the first workshop session will meet online via Zoom; the following week’s session will meet in person at The Printing Museum’s NEW location (3121 San Jacinto St).
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
About the instructor: Chelsea Clarke is a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where she investigated the intersections of various media such as print, fibers, ceramics, and drawing. Her conceptual practice mirrors this multidisciplinary approach as it focuses on discrete yet intertwining identities and their effect on her daily life. She attended undergraduate at Virginia Commonwealth University where she also finished a post-Baccalaureate degree in Nonprofit Management, which she plans to use in order to found a radically accessible artist residency. As a Houston native, she is thrilled to return to her hometown and become a part of Texas’ vibrant artistic community.
Learn to hack the cyanotype process like a mad scientist! We will be making abstract and/or photogram exposures on a variety of papers and making a variety of marks using chemistry.
Caroline will provide all paper and chemicals. This process twist does not work well with transparencies – any materials used for photograms will get solution on them. Wear clothes and shoes that can get messy!
Topics:
Examples of ‘mad scientist’ cyanotypes
Easily available, easy to handle substances that can be used with the cyanotype process
What to avoid for safety!
Papers that work well with this process twist
Lots of time to experiment!
Mixing up your own solutions from dry chemistry
Adults 18+
In case of rain, the backup date is: Sun 3/5/2023
Pre-requisites: This workshop builds on our “Cyanotype photograms” workshop, going deeper into some experimental aspects of cyanotype printing. We recommend that you have attended either our workshop or a similar one elsewhere before joining us!
Registration: $120, all supplies included.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Location: This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum in our NEW LOCATION, 3121 San Jacinto St.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
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 project goals. Whether you’re interested in making zines, hand drawn prints, or photographic work – all levels and ideas are encouraged.
In this hybrid workshop, the first class will meet online over Zoom to go over where risography fits into the history of printmaking, go over the process, and discuss your project goals. The second class will meet in-person for hands-on instruction to complete your print edition.
Successful completion of the class certifies students to reserve the Risograph during Open Studio (learn more).
Levels: All experience levels welcome. No Riso experience necessary.
DATES
This hybrid workshop will be held in two parts, on Thursdays:
March 2nd, 6-8pm: online via Zoom
March 9th, 6-9pm: in-person at The Printing Museum (3121 San Jacinto St)
All times are US/Central time zone
Location: the first workshop session will meet online via Zoom; the following week’s session will meet in person at The Printing Museum’s NEW location (3121 San Jacinto St).
Materials: for the first week (meeting online), all you’re required to have is access to Zoom. During that meeting the instructor will discuss what optional materials you may want to bring to the in-person studio session the following week, such as larger paper or paper for experimentation; 8.5 x 11 printer paper is provided.
Equipment: The Printing Museum has a MZ 790 U (two drum Risograph, up to 11×17 sheet); available colors include medium blue, sunflower, fluorescent pink, and black.
Registration Fee: $125,including Riso inks, stencils, and paper.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
About the instructor: Chelsea Clarke is a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where she investigated the intersections of various media such as print, fibers, ceramics, and drawing. Her conceptual practice mirrors this multidisciplinary approach as it focuses on discrete yet intertwining identities and their effect on her daily life. She attended undergraduate at Virginia Commonwealth University where she also finished a post-Baccalaureate degree in Nonprofit Management, which she plans to use in order to found a radically accessible artist residency. As a Houston native, she is thrilled to return to her hometown and become a part of Texas’ vibrant artistic community.
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!
If you love letterpress and LEGOs, learn how to combine them in this playful alternative letterpress printing technique! In this fun, hands-on workshop, use LEGO tile bricks and a printing press to create your own unique 8-bit letterpress work of art. We’ll provide the bricks, press, and our helpful staff who will be on hand to assist you with printing your creation. You may want to bring an apron or old shirt you are willing to get ink and dirt on for this printing workshop.
Registration: Ages 13+: $20; Children 6-12: $16.
Please show up at your scheduled time. Registration for each session will be limited to 2 families or no more than 8 people total.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Location: This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum in our NEW LOCATION, 3121 San Jacinto St.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
Learn to make photographic prints from digital negatives using the water-based cyanotype process and UV light!
This hybrid workshop will be held weekly over 3 sessions, starting with a one-and-a-half-hour introduction, instructions for creating digital negatives using Photoshop, and presentation of the techniques (with a handout) over Zoom. The following two weeks will be two-hour in-person sessions at The Printing Museum
Caroline will briefly demonstrate coating the paper as well as bringing ready-coated paper so that you can get started right away! Several sheets of pre-coated paper and transparency film for printing negatives will be provided. All cyanotype chemicals and paper will be provided. For this workshop we will be printing using a UV exposure unit – it is more accurate but much slower than sunshine. Each attendee can present their work and we can troubleshoot problems. A suggested materials list will also be provided a couple of weeks before the first class, covering the various negative films, pens for hand-drawing negatives, suggested papers, and where to purchase cyanotype chemicals.
Topics will include:
creating digital negatives and printing on film (a technical bit!)
cyanotype ratios and wash techniques for printing images (another technical bit!)
how to determine exposure time no matter your UV source
troubleshooting printing issues
suggested papers for getting good prints
Registration: $140
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today! Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Pre-requisite: This workshop builds on our “Cyanotype photograms” workshop, going deeper into some of the technical aspects of cyanotype printing. We recommend that you have attended either our workshop or a similar one elsewhere before joining us.
Recommended Supplies:
Cyanotype chemistry (this will come pre-mixed at 20g/100ml (A) and 8g/100ml (B) and Caroline will supply instructions to adapt this to a specific dilution used for transparency printing). Suggested options:
Jacquard https://www.amazon.com/Jacquard-JCY1100-Cyanotype-Set/dp/B010MN312S/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=cyanotype&qid=1619561355&sr=8-3 (also often available in art supply stores)
Bostik and Sullivan https://www.bostick-sullivan.com/cart/758.html
Paper: Needs to be sturdy enough to stand up to soaking in water. Good quality cotton rag papers work well in general. Ideally, not a ‘buffered’ paper – cyanotype does not like alkaline surfaces! Suggested: Arches Text Wove, Arches Laid and most relatively smooth watercolor papers.
Transparency film: Fixxons negative film for inkjet: https://www.amazon.com/Fixxons-Digital-Negative-Contact-Printing/dp/B083GCML5C/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1619820724&sr=8-2&srs=5767636011
Zig pens: For drawn or handwritten transparencies Caroline uses Zig opaque pens on overhead transparency film (available at office supply stores or Amazon). https://www.markersupply.com/zigopfipe.html
Other
Hake or other wide, soft brush
A board and sheet of glass/plexiglass larger than your paper (NB: be careful that the glass/plexi does not have a UV filter coating!). Simple clip photo frames work great and are art supply stores
Large bulldog clips – Caroline uses the 3 inch version of these: https://www.amazon.com/X-ACTO-Bulldog-Clips-Inches-Box/dp/B0006HVPXS
A container larger than your paper that you can fill with water (shallow is preferable but deep will work) to use as a wash tray – this can be a plastic box or even a bake-and-go type aluminum foil tray
Location: the first workshop session will meet online via Zoom; the following week’s session will meet in person at The Printing Museum’s NEW location (3121 San Jacinto St).
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
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 project goals. Whether you’re interested in making zines, hand drawn prints, or photographic work – all levels and ideas are encouraged.
In this hybrid workshop, the first class will meet online over Zoom to go over where risography fits into the history of printmaking, go over the process, and discuss your project goals. The second class will meet at the Lawndale Art Center (unless The Printing Museum is open by then) for in person instruction to complete your print edition.
Levels: All experience levels welcome. No Riso experience necessary.
Equipment: Our riso is an EZ220u, which prints images up to 8 x 14 inches. We will have three color drums: fluorescent pink, sunflower, and mint. These drums mix beautifully and can approximate full color.
Materials: for the first week (meeting online), all you’re required to have is access to Zoom. During that meeting the instructor will discuss what optional materials you may want to bring to the in-person studio session the following week, such as larger paper. 8.5 x 11 printer paper is provided.
Location: the first workshop session will meet online; the following week’s session will meet in person at Lawndale Art Center, 4912 Main St, Houston, TX 77002 (not The Printing Museum).
Registration Fee: $125,including Riso inks, stencils, and paper.
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Cancellations and refund requests must be made a minimum of three days (72 hours) prior to the first class date, by calling (713) 522-4652.
About the instructor: Chelsea Clarke is a recent graduate of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, where she investigated the intersections of various media such as print, fibers, ceramics, and drawing. Her conceptual practice mirrors this multidisciplinary approach as it focuses on discrete yet intertwining identities and their effect on her daily life. She attended undergraduate at Virginia Commonwealth University where she also finished a post-Baccalaureate degree in Nonprofit Management, which she plans to use in order to found a radically accessible artist residency. As a Houston native, she is thrilled to return to her hometown and become a part of Texas’ vibrant artistic community.
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