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Platen Lock-Up Fundamentals

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Learn the basics of safely and securely locking up type and images in a platen press chase. In this class, Michelle Wiebe will walk you through the fundamentals of setting type, furniture placement, quoin lock up and registration. We will also explore makeready, shimming items, leveling a platen press, as well as common lock up […]

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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.

Facebook: Michelle Wiebe Art
Twitter: Michelle_Wiebe
Instagram: mw.artco

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  • February 1, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Fee: $50
Valentine pop-up cards

Valentine Pop-up Cards

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Learn paper engineering! Create Valentine themed pop-up cards while learning basic techniques, terms, and a foundation for creative exploration. Attendees will make four cards to take home utilizing generational cuts, angle folds, pop-up coil, and a pop-out frame card. Ages 15+. Registration: $70 for adults, $40 for youths. Includes all materials. Members receive a 10% […]

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Janet Reynolds

Janet Reynolds is an artist/teacher.  She currently teaches art in Pasadena ISD to 5th and 6th grade students.  She is a book artist and enjoys learning new ways to make accordion books, hand stitched books, and experimenting with other forms of sculptural bookmaking.  She has exhibited her work in the US and Mexico.  Janet earned her BFA from Notre Dame College in Manchester, NH and her MA in Art Education from Boston University. She is a member of the Houston Book Arts Guild, the Guild of Book Workers, and the Miniature Book Society.

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  • January 29, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Fee: $70
  • Ages 10+

Flags & Tunnel Books

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Create expandable books with depth and perspective. A flag book has an expandable spine with layers of paper “flags” that pop out, making it a delightful structure for evoking movement and action. Tunnel books, also known as “peep show” books, expand for a dramatic three-dimensional effect through layered cut-out panels. Students will complete a finished […]

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Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder

Keri Miki-Lani Schroeder is a book artist and proprietor of Coyote Bones Press based in San Antonio, TX. She creates limited-edition artist’s books, and teaches workshops at various institutions. Keri holds an MFA in Book Art & Creative Writing from Mills College, and has worked at Flying Fish Press and BookLab II as an edition bookbinder. She is the 2019-2021 Helen M. Salzberg Artist in Residence for Jaffe Center for Book Arts, and host of Books in the Wild podcast. www.kerischroeder.com @coyotebonespress (Instagram and TikTok)

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  • December 18, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Fee: $100

Open Studio: Letterpress, Bookbinding & Printmaking

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Get access to the artist studios at the Museum for your book arts projects! Available during museum operating hours on the first and third Fridays of each month, open studios offer artists and hobbyists supervised access to its resources and equipment at an affordable flat rate. Staff or instructors will be on hand for questions […]

  • December 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Fee: $60