COVID-19 Update | Going Virtual!
Starting Fall 2020 we’re pleased to be able to offer live workshops online over Zoom. Check back often, as new classes are being added.
Workshops teach individuals about the tools, skills, traditions, and processes associated with different historical and contemporary printing technologies. Through hands-on learning and education the museum provides an understanding of and access to different forms of communication and self-expression. In our increasingly digital world, we believe that understanding the impact of past technologies and how they continue to be used, revived, and integrated into our digital society is valuable and empowering to the individual and the community.
Please note that Museum Members receive 10% off the price of tuition. Advanced registration is required. Please call (713) 522-4652 to register.
Learn more about our instructors!

Class: Block Printing with Repeating Patterns
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Learn how to design and print using tessellation patterns – the art of repeating motifs. This versatile type of design is useful for a variety of surfaces: paper, fabric and even décor! Join Michelle Wiebe as she guides you through the principals of creating linoleum blocks that create a grand motif when printed in tandem. […]
Instructor: Michelle Wiebe
Instructor Bio
Michelle Wiebe
Michelle Wiebe is a Cochrane, Alberta based artist focused primarily on painting, printmaking and letterpress. Her work is characterized by simple subject matter rendered with bold colour and line work. Michelle is also a passionate instructor with a deep love for teaching, she makes it her goal that students leave her class with quality work and the confidence to continue building their new skills. She is on the Board of Directors for Alberta Printmakers and learned the craft of letterpress printing and repair at Heritage Park, Calgary as well as the Canadian Museum of Making.
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- Date: March 26 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Tuition: $35
Class: Beginner Block Printing
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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 […]
Instructor: Alejandra Castaño
Instructor Bio
Alejandra Castaño
Alejandra (Allie for short) is an engineer by day and a creative at any other time. She’s the artist behind Paper Grotto Studio and got her start in printmaking when she was gifted a Speedball Block Printing Starter Kit. Along with her love of writing letters, Paper Grotto Studio was born. You can follow her on instagram @papergrotto.
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- Date: March 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Tuition: $35
- Level: 13+
Class: Printing in the Round
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Learn the trick to breaking the grid and setting metal type in the round to make circular coasters. We’ll be working with Jessica Spring’s Daredevil furniture which you can purchase here (https://www.etsy.com/listing/210746925/) if you would like to follow along. We’ll also discuss other DIY methods for creating type in the round as well as traditional […]
Instructor: Jessica Snow
Instructor Bio
Jessica Snow
Houston based printmaker and graphic designer, Jessica Snow, has been working with relief printing methods since childhood. She loves combining modern and traditional techniques to create images that reflect her curiosity about the world, our relationship to it and each other, and the stories we tell ourselves about that interplay. She is the studio manager for The Printing Museum and teaches courses in letterpress and relief printing.
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- Date: March 27 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Tuition: $45
Class: Follow-along Friday: Fishbone fold book
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Gather your supplies and follow along with us as we make a fishbone fold book together. This unique origami-style book starts as a single sheet of paper that comes together after scoring, cutting, and folding it just so. The small class size allows for individual attention, so sign up early before it fills up! This […]
Instructor: Adrianne O’Donnell
- Date: April 2 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Tuition: $20
Class: Ex Libris: Printing Bookplates on a Cylinder Press
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Follow along as we print customized book plates on a cylinder press. From setup and lock-up, to inking and printing, you get to see the whole operation and ask questions along the way. Each book plate will have an area for up to 12 characters for personalization for the burgeoning bibliophile. When we’re done we […]
Instructor: The Printing Museum
- Date: April 10 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Tuition: $55