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 our printing and alternatives that are safe for both you and your machine. Topics covered will include materials for lock up, printing and clean up that can be easily sourced from your local art or hardware store. Also discussed will be alternatives to press accessories such as gauge pins, tympan paper and rollers as well as how to get started with a simplified or incomplete set up. There will be plenty of time during this demonstration to cover questions and individual challenges, so specific questions are welcome. If you are facing challenges on completing your studio set up – this class is for you.
Location: Online via Zoom. We are planning to make a recording of the program available to everyone who has registered, so you will be able to watch the entire program at your convenience even if you can’t join us live.
Directly printing forms found in the natural world has been used for centuries by scientists, naturalists and artists to preserve the ephemeral beauty of nature. This three-hour live online demonstration and discussion workshop explores a variety of printmaking techniques to create images on paper with fresh and pressed plant materials.
Demonstrations include: Botanical contact printing, also called eco-printing, an immersion technique where bundles of plants and paper are cooked in a dye bath. Traditional Japanese nature printing of fresh specimens on washi papers and direct brayer printing techniques plus watercolor painted leaf prints, collagraphs and monotype printing methods that can be made with an etching press or a craft die-cutting machine. Each student will receive a detailed pdf handout with resources prior to the class. Printed examples of the techniques presented by Rebecca will be mailed to each participant following the class!
Experience: All experience levels welcome.
Location: Online via Zoom.
Registration: $75.
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.
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.
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.
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 to build on the skills you learn in the workshop and will feel confident printing on your own at home. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own stamps and prints? Your chance is here! In this 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 to build on the skills you learn in the workshop and will feel confident printing on your own at home. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
paper, both scrap paper for testing and paper you’d like to print on
Optionally, you can also purchase a $25 supplies kit [that includes everything you’ll need] for pickup from The Printing Museum, or shipped within the US for an additional $5 fee at least 2 weeks prior to the workshop date.
Location: Online via Zoom. We are planning to make a recording of the program available to everyone who has registered, so you will be able to watch the entire program at your convenience even if you can’t join us live.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own stamps and prints? Your chance is here! In this 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 to build on the skills you learn in the workshop and will feel confident printing on your own at home. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
paper, both scrap paper for testing and paper you’d like to print on
Optionally, you can also purchase a $25 supplies kit [that includes everything you’ll need] for pickup from The Printing Museum, or shipped within the US for an additional $5 fee at least 2 weeks prior to the workshop date.
Members must log in to activate the discount. If you don’t have a login, please contact us at info[at]printingmuseum.org.
Location: Online via Zoom. We are planning to make a recording of the program available to everyone who has registered for several weeks afterwards, so you will be able to watch the entire program at your convenience even if you can’t join us live.
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.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own stamps and prints? Your chance is here! In this 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 to build on the skills you learn in the workshop and will feel confident printing on your own at home. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
paper, both scrap paper for testing and paper you’d like to print on
Optionally, you can also purchase a $25 supplies kit [that includes everything you’ll need] for pickup from The Printing Museum, or shipped within the US for an additional $5 fee at least 2 weeks prior to the workshop date.
Location: Online via Zoom. We are planning to make a recording of the program available to everyone who has registered, so you will be able to watch the entire program at your convenience even if you can’t join us live.
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 to build on the skills you learn in the workshop and will feel confident printing on your own at home. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own stamps and prints? Your chance is here! In this 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 to build on the skills you learn in the workshop and will feel confident printing on your own at home. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This workshop is best-suited for participants 13 years of age and older.
paper, both scrap paper for testing and paper you’d like to print on
Optionally, you can also purchase a $25 supplies kit [that includes everything you’ll need] for pickup from The Printing Museum, or shipped within the US for an additional $5 fee at least 2 weeks prior to the workshop date.
Location: Online via Zoom. We are planning to make a recording of the program available to everyone who has registered, so you will be able to watch the entire program at your convenience even if you can’t join us live.
