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.
Level up your letterpress skills in this next workshop in the Learn Letterpress series! Build on the confidence and experience gained in Printing FUNdamentals (Learn Letterpress 1) to advance your letterpress typesetting and printing prowess. Students will be introduced to the platen press which requires gravity defying lock-ups. Through a hands-on printing experience, students will design, typeset, and print greeting cards or similar size project to further advance their letterpress skills.
In the hybrid format, students will meet for one-hour over zoom the evening before to prepare for a full day of printing. This class is open to students who have successfully completed Learn Letterpress 1 or those who have studied letterpress with Jessica (or another instructor) previously and are looking for a typesetting refresher. Successful completion of Levels 1, 2, and 3 certifies a student to use letterpress equipment during Open Studio. Ages 18+
All materials supplied.
Registration: $155, 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.We reserve the right to cancel the workshop if we don’t make minimum enrollment.
April 4, 6:00 – 8:00pm online via Zoom April 11, 45-minute appointment between 6:00 – 9:00pm online via Zoom April 18, 6:00 – 8:00pm in-person at The Printing Museum April 25, 6:00 – 9:00pm in-person at The Printing Museum
It’s the most beautiful mash-up! Digital age technology meets analog letterpress printing equipment in this multi-week, hybrid workshop developed to teach you the steps and introductory skills needed to begin letterpress printing digital artwork. Digital letterpress is the most common way contemporary letterpress printers print announcement stationery and business cards, but it’s also possible for artists to print a hand-drawn illustration and with advanced experience, photo realistic images. This class will introduce students to the foundational skills required for successful digital letterpress including file creation and output, plate ordering tips, and inking and printing on a hand-operated press. Along the way we’ll trouble shoot problems as they arise for a wholistic learning experience. Learn how exciting it is to letterpress print your artwork from a custom polymer or copper plate.
Week 1 and 2 will meet online for didactic learning and 1:1 file feedback from the instructor. Week 3, while plates are being made, class will meet in-person and learn basic printing skills on the Vandercook presses. Week 4, students will print their own plates on press. For learning and time purposes, some design parameters will be supplied or collaboratively agreed upon such as ink colors and paper sheet size.
Students must have a computer and access to design programs such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, or Photoshop. Prior experience with digital design programs is required as the scope of this class does not include how-to use design software. Prior letterpress printing experience is not required. Successful completion of this course certifies students for Open Studio printing from their own plates. For access to The Printing Museum’s wood and metal type collection for printing, students will need to complete Learn Letterpress 1, 2, & 3.
Registration: $195, 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 hybrid workshop is online via Zoom and in-person at The Printing Museum.
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.We reserve the right to cancel the workshop and provide a full refund if we don’t make minimum enrollment.
Get ready to eat your words!!! April Fools’ is the perfect time to blend culinary creativity with literary love and sprinkle with a dash of humor.
The Monster Book of MonstersThe Catcher in the RyeThe Scarlet LetterThe Tale of Peter Rabbit
What’s an Edible Book Festival?Edible Book Festivals around the world celebrate books, humor, and imagination through the creation of dishes inspired by books and puns. Always celebrated on or around April 1st, it’s an event that features food shaped like, or referring to, books. It is a fun and engaging community activity which involves both children’s and adults’ books. This year The Printing Museum is partnering with the Houston Book Arts Guild and hosting the festival at our new location in Midtown! This event brings delight to both entrants and onlookers. We will have a light-hearted competition which is determined by votes from the audience!
How does it work? If you want to participate and make an edible entree, please click this register button to fill out a short survey about your creation. Participants attend the event FREE! On April 1st, you will bring your entry to show off at the festival! The deadline to signup to participate is 6pm on Saturday March 25th
All submissions will be displayed with plenty of time provided for photo ops for your group’s website and social media pages. We’ll have light refreshments on hand, should all entries prove too good (or impossible) to eat! A little competition adds spice to the evening: Guests will vote their favorites in these categories:
Best Depiction of a Classic
Most Appetizing
Funniest/Punniest
Beloved Children’s Book
Overall Fave
Prizes to be provided through donation by local bookstores, artists and eateries. Everyone gets a vote so bring your people!
General Admission April 1
Adults and Seniors $5*
Students (K-college): Free
Members: Free
Participants: Free
*Admission is free for adults and seniors if you donate a gently-used book to our book drive
The Edible Book Festival is free with general admission. Visitors are encouraged to see the community’s culinary creations and vote for their favorites as well as tour the new Printing Museum exhibits! No need to register in advance – just show up!
Covid Protocol: Sampling the cakes will be up to the visitors’ discretion. The Printing Museum will provide refreshments and snacks that will be pre-packaged.
How did Edible Book Festivals get started? Art librarian Judith A. Hoffberg (1934-2009) and artist Béatrice Coron held the first edible book festival in 2000, after Judith conceived the idea at a holiday dinner with book artists in 1999. Béatrice created the website with a photographic gallery of edible books and links to similar events worldwide. (managed until 2006).
The Annual Houston Edible Book Festival first started in 2015 when the Houston Book Arts Guild wanted to bring this festival, and the witty and creative connection between the books we love and the food we love to eat, to a wider audience.
Have a blast while building letterpress basics and learn why contemporary printmakers and book artists continue to work with these tools and techniques. Through a hands-on printing project, students will gain a foundational understanding of the principles of letterpress printing. Using a curated selection from the movable type collection, sign presses, and hand-operated Vandercook presses, students will come away with an edition of a small poster or similar side project and the satisfaction of pulling beautiful prints!
In the hybrid format, students will meet for one-hour over zoom the evening before to prepare for a full day of printing.
This class is open to all levels and is a pre-req for continuing skill progression in letterpress level 2 and 3 classes. Successful completion of Levels 1, 2, and 3 certifies a student to use letterpress equipment during Open Studio.
Adults 18+. All materials supplied.
Registration: $155, 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.We reserve the right to cancel the workshop if we don’t make minimum enrollment.
Get your fingers inky in this whirlwind, two-hour letterpress event. The evening starts with a short demonstration on how to use the press and get a good print. Work collaboratively to create a unique print using the museum’s extensive collection of wood and metal type. You don’t need any experience to participate in Ink & Drink. You’ll be impressed by what you create and the fun you’ll have. Adults 18+
This event is BYOB (for those 21 and up)! Light snacks provided. Space is limited, so register early.
(This class does not qualify as a pre-requisite for advanced letterpress classes or Open Studios.)
Location: This workshop is in-person at The Printing Museum in our NEW LOCATION, 3121 San Jacinto St.
Registration: $40, 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.
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.
Have a blast while building letterpress basics and learn why contemporary printmakers and book artists continue to work with these tools and techniques. Through a hands-on printing project, students will gain a foundational understanding of the principles of letterpress printing. Using a curated selection from the movable type collection, sign presses, and hand-operated Vandercook presses, students will come away with an edition of a small poster or similar side project and the satisfaction of pulling beautiful prints!
This class takes place over two sessions and is open to all levels and is a pre-req for continuing skill progression in letterpress level 2 and 3 classes. Successful completion of Levels 1, 2, and 3 certifies a student to use letterpress equipment during Open Studio.
Adults 18+. All materials supplied.
Registration: $155, 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.
Learn to draw on and print from rock! Stone lithography is a printmaking method that has been in use since the late 18th century to produce dramatic, tonal print editions on the smooth surface of limestone. The printing process is intensive and yields rich and beautiful prints like no other printmaking method.
In this workshop, taught over 6 sessions, students will learn the step-by-step process to create their own edition of 10 prints pulled directly from their stone. Topics covered will include how to: prepare a stone, transfer a sketch and develop an image on the stone using lithographic crayons, as well as liquid tusche for creating washes, print an edition, and safe use of a lithographic press and materials.
This course is open to all adult artists interested in learning stone lithography, but some drawing experience is recommended.
All materials, except paper for the printed edition, will be supplied.
Ages: 18+
Registration: $275, includes all materials except paper for the printed edition. 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.
Have a blast while building letterpress basics and learn why contemporary printmakers and book artists continue to work with these tools and techniques. Through a hands-on printing project, students will gain a foundational understanding of the principles of letterpress printing. Using a curated selection from the movable type collection, sign presses, and hand-operated Vandercook presses, students will come away with an edition of a small poster or similar side project and the satisfaction of pulling beautiful prints!
This class takes place over two sessions and is open to all levels and is a prerequisite for continuing skill progression in letterpress level 2 and 3 classes. Successful completion of Levels 1, 2, and 3 certifies a student to use letterpress equipment during Open Studio.
Adults 18+. All materials supplied.
Registration: $155, 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.
Get your fingers inky in this whirlwind, two-hour letterpress event. The evening starts with a short demonstration on how to use the press and get a good print. Work collaboratively to create a unique print using the museum’s extensive collection of wood and metal type. You don’t need any experience to participate in Ink & Drink. You’ll be impressed by what you create and the fun you’ll have. Adults 18+
This event is BYOB (for those 21 and up)! Light snacks provided. Space is limited, so register early.
(This class does not qualify as a pre-requisite for advanced letterpress classes or Open Studios.)
Registration: $40, 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.
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