Instructor Bio

Kathy Gurwell

Kathy Gurwell has years of experience in the fields of paper and printing, beginning with her graphic arts study in Paris and continuing as a Curator Fellow at Tamarind Lithography Institute in Albuquerque, NM, at the Museo della Carta in Fabriano, Italy and the Awagami Paper Factory on Shikoku Island, Japan. She has demonstrated papermaking in San Francisco, Santa Fe, and Houston, where she now lives. She makes paper in both Western and Japanese styles, working with fibers such as cotton, linen, kozo, abaca, and flax. She has taught workshops in Houston and the surrounding area for the past 20 years. More of her work can be viewed at kathygurwellhandmadepaper.com

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Instructor Bio

Missy Bosch

Missy earned her BFA in Sculpture from the University of Houston with a personal focus on found object collage and assemblage. Her fascination with ephemera led to her interest in book arts and box making, including creating a hand-made book that is on permanent exhibition at the UH Library’s Special Collections Rare Books Collection. Missy is an active member of the Houston Book Arts Guild and produces tools to aid other bookbinders. Her current work can be viewed on her website (missyboschstudio.com), Facebook (Missy Bosch Studio) and Instagram (@missyboschstudio).

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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.

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

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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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Instructor Bio

Alexander Squier

Alexander Squier is native Houston artist and printmaker. After receiving his MFA degree in
Printmaking and Sculpture at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Squier returned
to Houston, where he has continued his artistic practice out of his studio at BOX 13 ArtSpace in
the city’s East End. Pulling mostly from critical study of the Houston landscape, Squier’s work
embraces all forms of printing including screen printing, relief, lithography, and etching, as well
as pushes traditional ideas of print into the sculpture or design realm. Harboring a deep passion
for teaching, Squier has taught at Art League Houston, Strake Jesuit, the University of Houston,
and the Glassell School of Art. He currently teaches printmaking at Art League and the Museum
of Printing History, as well as privately.

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