June 19, 2021
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11:00 am
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1:00 pm
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.
Supplies you’ll need for this class:
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.
Registration: $50; Register » https://printingmuseum.doubleknot.com/event/beginner-block-printing/2822255
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.
Demonstration Description:
Learn all about the history and evolution of letterpress printing and how you can incorporate it into your printmaking or mixed media practice. Using a Kelsey table top press during the demonstration, Michelle Wiebe will guide you through basic terminology, press operation as well as show you basic lock up techniques for type and linocuts. There will also be plenty of time for questions throughout this interactive demonstration. Thinking outside of the traditional realm of typesetting and printing text, she will show you ways to take letterpress printed material and incorporate it into 2D and 3D work as well as ways to achieve fine art quality limited edition prints on a press. If you are working with acrylic paints, relief printmaking, collages already, this will be especially helpful for you to find ways to explore new elements in your art making.
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. You’ll receive a link to the recording shortly afterwards.
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration: $25. Register »
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!
February 5, 2022
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12:30 pm
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4:00 pm
Learn about the tools, techniques, and materials to successfully cut your own illustrations into linoleum blocks! In this workshop, you will learn the basics of block printing: how to transfer your design, how to choose the correct tool-tip, carving tips and tricks, managing ink and paper, and how to successfully pull a print. By the end of class you’ll be ready to continue printing confidently or sign-up for further workshops to gain advanced cutting techniques. Ages 16+. No experience required.
Registration: $95, includes all materials.
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: The Printing Museum, 1324 W Clay St. Houston, TX 77019.
This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum. We look forward to welcoming you back and are taking recommended safety precautions regarding COVID-19. The class size will also be limited, so sign up early!
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.
Demonstration Description:
Interested in expanding the variety of colour in your print images? Michelle Wiebe will guide you in the secrets of planning and executing multiple block prints lots of colour. She will show you how to design and transfer your image to multiple blocks so that they are placed in correct alignment and using a table top Kelsey Platen press she will give a variety of approaches to locking up your multi block creations and neatly printing your layers. She will also give guidance in trouble shooting and making minor adjustments to account for carving or alignment errors. This class presumes a basic knowledge of linocut carving (even if you’ve never used them on press). There will also be plenty of time for questions throughout this interactive demonstration, participants who have example projects they are working on are encouraged to keep them at hand for specific advice on achieving successful prints.
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration: $25. Register »
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!
Demonstration Description:
Whether you are looking to make limited edition prints or carve your own re-useable set of blocks, carving your own linoleum is a useful skill for any letterpress printer. Michelle Wiebe will show you specific tools and skills for designing, carving and printing your blocks with a press. She will cover image transfer, safe carving methods, mounting and shimming blocks and achieving optimal ink coverage. Using lots visuals and demonstrating on a table top Kelsey Platen Press she will also demonstrate many different approaches and methods to get the results you are looking for as well as troubleshooting common issues. This class is perfect for beginners in linocut printmaking and/or letterpress printing or for those looking for a refresher. Sign up and start enhancing your projects with a professional looking handmade touch of linocut.
Location: Online via Zoom
Registration: $25. Register »
Members receive a 10% discount. Become a member today!
UPDATE: The Printing Museum is taking recommended safety precautions regarding COVID-19 and will remain temporarily closed. We regret that this means this workshop will be cancelled, but look forward to scheduling it again at a future date! If you have purchased tickets for this workshop, our staff will be reaching out to you with options. We will still be available to serve our community by email, and continue to closely watch the developing situation. Stay healthy, Houston!
Join The Printing Museum for family-friendly artmaking activities every fourth Saturday. Kids and parents rotate through three activity stations:
- Origami: Discover this fun and creative paper-folding art. Make swans, boats, balls, and more!…
- Printmaking: Explore basic printmaking techniques with household objects!
- Book Arts: Create your own booklets and paper projects, then decorate them!
We recommended kids wear clothes that can get dirty. We will provide smocks. Children under 10 require parental supervision during all activities. Registration includes General Admission to the museum as well!
Registration: $10 kids; $12 adults (13+); $5 TPM members. Become a member today!
UPDATE: The Printing Museum is taking recommended safety precautions regarding COVID-19 and will remain temporarily closed. We regret that this means this workshop will be cancelled, but look forward to scheduling it again at a future date! If you have purchased tickets for this workshop, our staff will be reaching out to you with options. We will still be available to serve our community by email, and continue to closely watch the developing situation. Stay healthy, Houston!
Join The Printing Museum for family-friendly artmaking activities every fourth Saturday. Kids and parents rotate through three activity stations:
- Origami: Discover this fun and creative paper-folding art. Make swans, boats, balls, and more!…
- Printmaking: Explore basic printmaking techniques with household objects!
- Book Arts: Create your own booklets and paper projects, then decorate them!
We recommended kids wear clothes that can get dirty. We will provide smocks. Children under 10 require parental supervision during all activities. Registration includes General Admission to the museum as well!
Registration: $10 kids; $12 adults (13+); $5 TPM members. Become a member today!
April 15, 2023
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5:00 pm
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7:00 pm
THE PRINTING MUSEUM HOSTS CHRIS FRITTON, AKA THE ITINERANT PRINTER, FOR ONE DAY ONLY ON APRIL 15!
Fritton has spent the last eight years traveling North America visiting different letterpress print shops; to date he’s covered over 100,000 miles, visited over 200 shops, and made over 35,000 prints along the way. Join him as he recounts stories from the road, explores unconventional and experimental techniques, muses about the analog & the digital, and talks about his own stylistic journey toward the weird. Come spend time with this internationally-renowned artist, see what’s on the press, and view hundreds of works during the one-night-only exhibition and pop-up shop.
POP-UP EXHIBITION/SHOP
Come see colorful collaborative prints from all over North America, meet-and-greet with the artist, hear stories from the road, and enjoy refreshments from Karbach Brewing!
Admission
Suggested donation: $10
Location
This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum at 3121 San Jacinto Street.
