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Beginner Block Printing on Fabric
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Explore the possibilities of Linocut printmaking to create expressive patterns on textiles. Join artist, Michelle Wiebe, as she guides students through this versatile fabric printing technique. In this fun, fast paced demonstration, students will learn basic linocut skills, fabric preparation and they types of ink that can be used for permanent prints. Also covered will […]
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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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- October 22, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Fee: $50
Ink & Drink
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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 & […]
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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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- October 21, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Fee: $35
- Adults 18+
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 […]
- October 15, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Fee: $60
Stay Sharp – Carving Tool Maintenance for Relief Printers
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Join Michelle Wiebe as she guides you through the science and practice of maintaining razor sharp edges on your gouges. Having a properly maintained set of tools will result in greater carving accuracy, longer lasting blades, reduced physical fatigue as well as less chance of injury. Using a basic set up of easily made or […]
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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- October 9, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Fee: $50
Intro to Paper Making (IN-PERSON)
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Papermaking is an engaging and physical process that you can do right in your own home or workspace. Learn the basic elements of this ancient art as the instructor leads the class through the process of preparing the vat of pulp, pulling a sheet with a mould and deckle, couching the sheet, then pressing the […]
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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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- October 9, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Fee: $95
- All Levels
